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Chinese social media used to promote illegal wildlife trade in Laos

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Briefings

A Chinese vlogger falsely claimed that illegal wildlife trade in Laos is legal, showing a pangolin weighing 3.3 kg for 1,200 Chinese yuan on a wet market. The Chinese Embassy warned that Lao law prohibits selling pangolins, rhino horns, and ivory, but vloggers continue to promote this misinformation. The China-Laos Railway opened in 2021, and the article was published in 2026, with the vlogger's specific quote about the price and scale being the key evidence.

Key points

• A Chinese vlogger falsely claimed that illegal wildlife trade in Laos is legal, showing a pangolin weighing 3.3 kg for 1,200 Chinese yuan on a wet market.
• The Chinese Embassy in Laos issued repeated warnings to citizens that Lao law prohibits the sale of ivory, rhinoceros horns, pangolins, and other wildlife products, but vloggers continue to imply such sales are legal.

Context and limitations

Evidence is limited to a single vlogger's video and a single quote regarding the pangolin price and scale; broader patterns of misinformation or specific enforcement outcomes are not covered.

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