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A policeman stands in front of ivory items shown to the media before being destroyed in Beijing on May 29, 2015. China destroyed more than six hundred kilograms of ivory in front of media and diplomats, as it seeks to shed its image as a global trading hub for illegal elephant tusks. AFP PHOTO / FRED DUFOUR (Photo credit should read FRED DUFOUR/AFP/Getty Images)

A policeman stands in front of ivory items shown to the media before being destroyed in Beijing on May 29, 2015.  China destroyed more than six hundred kilograms of ivory in front of media and diplomats, as it seeks to shed its image as a global trading hub for illegal elephant tusks.     AFP PHOTO / FRED DUFOUR        (Photo credit should read FRED DUFOUR/AFP/Getty Images)