[Caixin Global] China struggles to wean itself off bear bile farming

<p>Amid growing concerns about the suffering that extraction causes the animals, the government has supported research into synthetic substitutes, but regulations are hampering the registration of alternatives to what some have dubbed ‘medicinal gold.’</p><p><a href="https://www.caixinglobal.com/2023-10-04/in-depth-china-struggles-to-wean-itself-off-bear-bile-farming-102114014.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Click here to read the article by Yang Yuqi&nbsp;and&nbsp;Kelly Wang.</a></p><p>Narrated by Yingyun Zhang.</p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>