We know that Pakistan is going through an Economic crisis but friend do you know that the Pakistani government has an interesting source of income? Selling donkeys to China.
Yeah that's true . Literally selling donkeys to China . Pakistan currently houses the third-largest population of donkey which is at 5.7 million donkeys currently. And China is interested in buying these donkeys .
You’d ask Why? Because there is a traditional Chinese medicines in which one of the most important ingredients is found in donkey skin . Chinese people believe that this medicines improves blood circulation and heal reproductive issues .
But there exists no scientific proof of this . Its pseudo-science but people believe that this Chinese traditional medicines works wonders and so there high demand for donkeys. You’d ask what happened to the donkey in China?
The demand was so high that most of the donkeys have already been killed . As per a report by the Guardian between 1992 and 2019 there was a 76% reduction in China donkey population . There even illegal slaughtering causing China to imports donkeys.
Pakistan saw this as an opportunity to make money by selling donkey to China . It is not even the first time Pakistan did this . In 2019 China offered a loan to Pakistan in exchange for donkey . This news is disappointing for other countries such as India because the demand in China is so high that donkeys are being illegally imported from other countries .
This effect can be seen in India because the donkey population in India is falling due to the Chinese demand .
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