China defended its ivory policy on Thursday after conservationists criticized a U.N. panel's decision to allow the country to import elephant ivory from African government stockpiles.
The vote this week by the U.N. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, or CITES, qualifies China for a one-time auction because it has dramatically improved its enforcement of ivory rules.
But some environmental groups disagreed, saying that China had over a dozen years lost track of 121 tons of ivory that probably was sold on illegal markets.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao called the accusation "not correct and not in line …
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