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Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp

I edited my post after you replied: Even now, with wildlife trade banned in China, they allow some animals to continue to be traded, for TCM purposes. This loophole is of course being abused to continue smuggling animals.

I'll try to find a good English source for this

Edit: China’s Ban on Wildlife Trade a Big Step, but Has Loopholes, Conservationists Say (soft paywall unfortunately)

Original statement from the Wildlife Conservation Society

In addition to that, this video is also a great source:

YouTube (Short URL)