A group of Chinese tourists have enraged Chinese netizens by posting photos on Weibo of their trip to the Paracel Islands and their favorite activity-feasting on endangered giant clams. The Paracel Islands are at the center of a heated territorial dispute between China and Vietnam and China''s push for tourism there has done nothing to help cool the situation off. And now these Chinese tourist have been caught chowing down on endangered species, things are sizzling. Chinese tourists have gotten a reputation for bad behavior and this latest incident has done nothing to remedy that reputation. But it''s not just tourists, China''s black market is taking a toll on endangered animals because of the belief that many exotic animals, like elephant ivory or rhino horn can be used in traditional Chinese medicine to cure disease and help libido. Source
Does a giant clam have toes? Here's the China Uncensored video report
http://youtu.be/hEu29Px9cqQ
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