4. The Baby Soup

A human fetus is being served in soup.

(Due to horrific nature of its image, we decided to not post the actual photo.)

The Seoul Times reported that some Chinese people are known to eat babies, shocking the entire world. They consider this to be a delicacy that contains expensive herbs on top of the baby mixed with chicken meat. The Seoul Times added that the folks from the southern province of Canton (Guangdong) are using the “baby herbal soup” (also known locally as “spare rib soup”) to increase overall sexual health, power, and stamina. One local reporter was quoted saying that this problem is caused by the Chinese people taking too much attention to their health as well as the country’s one-child policy.

5. Dead pigs in the river

More than 15,000 dead pigs were found floating in a river.

South China Morning Post reported a final estimation of about 15,000 non-living pigs pulled from the Huangpu River on Tuesday, March 13, 2013. The pigs were tested positive for porcine circovirus, a common swine disease that does not affect humans. The actual tally of the pigs found in the river was claimed to be concealed by the government. Huangpu River runs through Shanghai, China’s commercial hub. Shanghai had been seeking to become an international financial center and the images were a huge embarrassment for the city. This major scandal emphasized once again China’s troubles and controversies with food safety standards.