Economics

China Clampdown on Illegal Meat Risks $2 Billion Trade

  • India’s buffalo meat shipments to China via Vietnam slump
  • China’s move to tighten border controls limits smuggling
Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg
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China’s crackdown on illegal meat imports has left India, one of the biggest exporters of buffalo meat, scrambling for a new buyer.