Insightful CNN documentary, Planet in Peril.
This segment explores a bit of the relationship between Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and the illegal wildlife trade. Although China has strong sanctions, the lack of enforcement allows this devastating underground trade to grow and thrive. China’s health care system allows ample access to TCM and many Chinese are quite proud of its long history and benefits. But China’s health care reformers will not be able to ignore for very long the dark side of this historic practice.
