Today a local tabloid newspaper is openly spreading a rumour, claiming that the Chinese use human meat to make corned beef and sell it to Africa,’ said Yang Youming, according to China’s Xinhua news agency.Allegedly, China is producing corned beef using dead bodies and selling the canned products to Africa.
Hoax-busting website snopes.com supported Youming’s claims and revealed the true sources of the gruesome images. Apparently, the photos, which appear to show a dead human body in a slaughterhouse, was snapped during a publicity stunt in London’s Smithfield Market. Animal meat products shaped to resemble human body parts were sold in Wesker & Son Resident Evil Human Butchery.
The government of Zambia regrets the incident in view of the warm relations that exist between Zambia and China,’ he said, as reported by China’s Xinhua News Agency.The countries have strong business ties, but China’s growing influence in Zambia has created tension with locals who accuse China of paying low wages and allowing dangerous working conditions.
