Claims that China was canning marinated human flesh to sell as food in Africa have reportedly been revealed as a HOAX. Mostly Zambia, Kenya, Nigeria, And Ghana
China had strenuously denied reports published by Zambian media which ran under the headline 'China feeding Africa with human meat'.
The report came after a Facebook post which purported to show human corpses being prepared by butchery.
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In the following media reports, an unnamed Zambian woman living in China reportedly issued warnings to Africans not to eat corned beef
A comprehensive investigation has been promised by the Zambian Deputy Defense Minister Christopher Mulenga.
He said: "The government of Zambia regrets the incident in view of the warm relations that exist between Zambia and China."
Some reports have been quoting workers in Chinese meat factories, who claim the measures began because there is limited burial space.
Now Chinese state media says that African title Kachepa has printed an apology for the story which reads: "We would like to make it clear to our readers that the course of the story was the [sic] social media and was not verified. It has since come to our attention that the aforementioned story is a hoax.
"We therefore extend our unreserved apology to all the readers and the Chinese people for any embarrassment caused."
he piece was shared in a tweet by the People's Daily, China account on Twitter
Following the story, the Chinese Ambassador to Zambia, Yang Youming, blamed people spreading "malicious" rumors.
He told Chinese news agency Xinhua it was a "completely a malicious slandering and vilification which is absolutely unacceptable to us."
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