Politics of the Chinese Fossil Trade ... The Unofficial officials Digging and exporting fossils by individuals is now illegal in China. Hundreds of dinosaur eggs were seized by the Chinese customs officials in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Changsha. Many more were not, and were stored in warehouses for distribution from Hong Kong and other Asian cities. Today these supplies appear to have dwindled and fewer and fewer dinosaur eggs are seen coming out of Asia. Only some authorized institutes are officially allowed to send samples to foreign researchers. In addition, there is an extensive network of Chinese dealers of dinosaur eggs and other fossils. The Chinese say that it is illegal to deal in any type of Chinese fossil but there was no official law regarding this policy until 2002.

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