Message must be delivered that ivory is banned

CHINA COMPLETELY BANNED the processing and selling of ivory and ivory products on Jan 1, 2018. Yet sales of ivory products have not been totally eliminated one whole year after the ban. Beijing News comments:

In November, the customs in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong province, seized 10 pieces of ivory, which weighed 323.7 kilograms in total. The longest of the pieces was 1.9 meters in length, which is the longest piece among all the ivory seized by the customs in Shenzhen.

In the past year, the relevant departments have increased the intensity of inspections on ivory smuggling and sales. However, that does not mean that the smuggling and trafficking of ivory products has disappeared. Many smuggling activities are relatively more subtle.