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Prince William calls for crackdown on illegal wildlife trade at end of China tour

Prince William has said China must unite with the UK in the fight against the illegal wildlife trade.

Speaking at the end of his tour of China, the Duke of Cambridge said the "vicious" trade in elephant ivory was "our common enemy" and called for greater international cooperation against the practice.

However, footage shown in an area of an elephant sanctuary that William did not see, appears to show the animals being subjected to cruelty and forced to perform for crowds' entertainment.

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Prince William tours city devastated by tsunami

The Duke of Cambridge is now on his way to China after a three day trip to Japan.

Earlier Prince William visited a Japanese coastal city to learn how communities coped with the devastating 2011 tsunami.

William toured Ishinomaki where more than 3,000 died and around 22,000 lost their homes when the city was deluged by a 28ft wave.

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