China angrily denies selling marinated human flesh to Africa in tins of corned beef
Authorities slam reports of shipping corned beef made of dead people
THE Chinese government has strongly denied allegations that their country is
selling meat products made from marinated human flesh.
selling meat products made from marinated human flesh.
Online rumours and a report in African media have fuelled speculation that the world’s
largest country, by population, has been selling suspect goods.
largest country, by population, has been selling suspect goods.
Media reports in the central African country of Zambia have quoted a Zambian
woman now living in China warning her compatriots not to eat Chinese corned
beef.
woman now living in China warning her compatriots not to eat Chinese corned
beef.
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She claimed that corpses were being collected in the east Asian country before
being marinated, canned and labelled as food fit for human consumption.
being marinated, canned and labelled as food fit for human consumption.
Online reports have said workers in Chinese meat factories have admitted to
processing human flesh because of limited burial space in the country.
processing human flesh because of limited burial space in the country.
Factory workers are also quoted as saying that the regular, non-human meat was
being exported to China’s more powerful trading partners instead of Africa.
being exported to China’s more powerful trading partners instead of Africa.
China’s ambassador to Zambia, Yang Youming, hit back saying: “Today a local
tabloid newspaper is openly spreading a rumour, claiming that the Chinese
use human meat to make corned beef and sell it to Africa.”
tabloid newspaper is openly spreading a rumour, claiming that the Chinese
use human meat to make corned beef and sell it to Africa.”
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Speaking to China’s Xinhua
news agency, he continued: “This is completely a malicious slandering and
vilification which is absolutely unacceptable to us.
news agency, he continued: “This is completely a malicious slandering and
vilification which is absolutely unacceptable to us.
“We hereby express our utmost anger and the strongest condemnation over such
an act.”
an act.”
Christopher Mulenga, a minister in the Zambian government, has promised a full
investigation into the incident.
investigation into the incident.
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He said: “The government of Zambia regrets the incident in view of the warm
relations that exist between Zambia and China.”
relations that exist between Zambia and China.”
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