Well, some of it is a matter of perspective...hear me out.
We, as Americans, are not entirely guilt free either. The American bisons were once almost hunted to extinction, not just for food, but for sports. Most Europeans are the ones that go hunting for fun, and hang trophies on their walls, including, elephants, tigers, leopards, rhinos. Even our the leader of our nation, Teddy Rosevelt. As we become more educated, we stop hunting animals that are endangered.
Fishing for catch and release, we think is noble, Presiden Bush does it. That's because in this country we have the luxury of throwing the fish back from our private boat and not having to worry about our next meal. Whereas in some countries, the fish endangered or not, is their weekly protein supplement they get!
I'm not defending China's actions, I'm sure we could find flaws in many things they do, but c'mon, some of the comments saying that the world would be better without China as a nation just makes me laugh

If they look, half of their products they are using are made in CHINA. If China stopped exported to the U.S., we'd collapse!
I wish all countries could find a sustainable and renewable resource. Like the big head carps found in the mid west of the United States., the redneck are saying that its the Chinese fish invading this country. they round up the fish and sell them to markets for food, its a valuable food fish in the Asian countries, if they don't like that, instead they could ground it up and make fish meal for animal feed, fertilizer, anything! That shows the ignorance in reverse.
If we really cared about the world so much, we'd all be vegetarians, that's the most renewable and ecologically sound practice. People would live longer, healthier. It takes 15 pounds of grain to feed a cow to produce a pound of meat to feed a few for one meal! Get it???? and on top of that, all the methane from the cows, and energy it takes to raise the cattles and produce the meat., the 15 pounds of grain could feed a family for a week or more!
As people become more educated, and standards of living improved, the hunting of animals will slow down, people will realize. How about in Africa, they kill gorillas, kidnap their babies to sell to collectors in the Western countries! They're doing it to feed their family and make a poor living.
Its all a matter of perspective. We as a nation, enslaved human beings for crying out loud. Its not just China, its a global problem, to protect the environment, and to educate the people. Let the one without sin throw the first stone.