China Black Market Value: $85.5 Billion
World Average: $15.54 Billion
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Data on China
Wildlife trade from Vietnam into China
An estimated 3,000 tons of wildlife meat is consumed and exported into China from Vietnam each year.
Source: “Over 2 tons of wildlife and animal bones seized,” VietNam Net, March 11, 2010.
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- Tags: China, Vietnam, wildlife smuggling | March 12th, 2010
Software piracy rate in China in 2008
According to the Business Software Alliance, 80 percent of all software used in China in 2008 was pirated. The software piracy rate was down from the 90 percent reported in 2004.
Source: Bruce Einhorn, “Software Industry Loses Patience with China,” BusinessWeek, March 10, 2010.
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- Tags: China, software piracy | March 11th, 2010
More tigers in farms than in the wild in China
In 2010, there were only 50 tigers believed to be roaming in the wild versus 5,000 tigers raised in tiger farms in China.
Source: Patrick Winn, “Can Vladimir Putin save the world’s tigers?,” GlobalPost, February 24, 2010.
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- Tags: China, wildlife smuggling | February 24th, 2010
Ban on Tiger Bones costs China millions
An official with China’s wildlife conservation agency stated to the Wall Street Journal that the global ban on tiger bones and parts created losses of $337 Million to the ancient medicine industry in the country.
Source: Shai Oster, “China’s Tiger Farms Spark a Standoff,” Wall Street Journal, February 12, 2010.
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- Tags: China, wildlife smuggling | February 11th, 2010
Cigarette Smuggling losses in China
Tax revenue losses from cigarette smuggling activities in China is estimated at $2.2 Billion (15 Billion Yuan) each year.
Source: Xinhua, “Smoking costs China 250 billion yuan last year,” China Daily, November 18 2006.
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- Tags: China, cigarette smuggling | February 6th, 2010
China and South Korea are the largest illegal downloaders of music
According to a survey of 8,500 people in 13 countries, people in China illegally downloaded the most music in 2009, followed by South Korea.
Source: “Korea World’s No.2 in Online Music Piracy,” Chosun Ilbo, January 26, 2010.
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- Tags: China, music piracy, South Korea | January 26th, 2010
Increase in Chinese Immigrants caught at US-Mexico border
In Fiscal Year 2008, 30 Chinese immigrants were caught at the US-Mexico border in Arizona. In FY 2009, 332 were caught in the same area. Within the first three months of FY 2010, 281 Chinese immigrants were caught.
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- Tags: China, human smuggling, Mexico | January 24th, 2010
Difference in Human Smuggling fees from China and Mexico
At the start of 2010, the average price to be smuggled into the United States from Mexico was between $1,500 and $3,000, while the average price to be smuggled into the United States from China was $40,000.
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- Tags: China, human smuggling, Mexico | January 24th, 2010

