Obama, Xi To Discuss Ivory Trade Ban at Strategic Dialogue; Regulations Coming Soon
President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping next week in Beijing will discuss how to implement a joint prohibition on ivory trading, as the U.S. prepares to issue regulations to effectuate the ban, State Department Undersecretary for Economic Growth…
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Catherine Novelli said during a press briefing previewing the annual U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (here). “The U.S. is getting ready to roll out its regulations that are going to actually put this ban into effect, and we’re going to talk with the Chinese about how they’re progressing and doing their own regulations as well as talk about how we can work together with third countries who are facing problems of poaching,” she said. The price of ivory in China has halved since the two leaders announced the ban during last year’s dialogue, Novelli added.