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US President Joe Biden accused China of participation in the illegal trade and extermination of nutmegs – the only scaly mammals in the world. The owner of the White House demanded that his administration conduct negotiations with Beijing on the issue. This was reported by the RIA Novosti agency.
Pangolins are found in equatorial Africa and Southeast Asia. Eight species of this animal are known. One of them lives in China. The American leader seems to have remembered that.
In his announcement to Congress, Biden wrote about his intention to save penguins from extinction. According to him, these animals, whose scales are highly valued by doctors, are now captured and smuggled more often than tigers, elephants and rhinos combined.
The US president has demanded that China completely close the domestic market for penguins and parts of their bodies. In addition, Biden insists on the complete removal from the Chinese list of drugs made using pangolin scales.
The US leader said he expects a response from Beijing by the end of the year. If this is not followed, Biden intends to order a ban on the import of certain Chinese goods.