I don't know.. at least the Chinese are not directly killing the elephants for their ivory. All the killing is being done in Africa and India. But you can argue that without the demand from China, these killings would never take place. And in Russia, they are digging up pre-historic Mammoth carcasses from the permafrost, so that the tusks can be exported to China.
Hell yeah. Finally, cloning of mammoths would make an economic sense. Thats capitalism doing miracles right there.
Controversial South Korean cloning guru Professor Hwang Woo-Suk, who is working closely with Russian experts, told The Siberian Times: 'As a result of tireless joint efforts, we have achieved what we call the 'initial stage' on our way to recovering the mammoth.'
Professor Hwang said Putin's interest in his work was 'evident' and that the new World Mammoth Centre, which will include underground laboratories built in the permafrost, will bring the final cloning goal 'closer'.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3714301/Could-bring-woolly-mammoth-life-Scientists-claim-reach-milestone-efforts-clone-hairy-beast.html