China will continue as wildlife smuggling centre while demand exists: animal justice commission

China will continue to be a major destination for the global illegal wildlife trade because of its demand for wildlife products, particularly for traditional Chinese medicine, according to The Hague-based Wildlife Justice Commission (WJC) non-profit foundation.“Whilst continued pressure on the trafficking networks is essential, demand reduction and education are also very important,” a spokeswoman for the commission said.The WJC analysed China’s largest ivory smuggling case relating to a…