Shark's Survival, or Chinese Traditions?

     For many, many years, it has been a tradition as well as a delicacy for the Chinese culture to eat shark fin soup, a gelatinous soup with a crucial ingredient of dried shark fins. According to "Shark Fin Soup Being One Step Closer to Being Banned in California", an article on latimes.com though, the killing of millions of sharks each year seem to deeply concern the Senate and Congress. The killing of all these sharks "threatens to disrupt ocean systems", which would concern the government more than the disruption of Chinese traditions. A few people view this decision as disrespect towards Chinese culture and cuisine, while others think of the well-being of the sharks as much more important for the society as a whole. Bills were passed banning the selling of these shark fins.
     This seems to be an issue regarding one's beliefs verses the overall well-being of the people. For the Chinese people, this is a bill banning a part of their background, their traditions, their culture. Americans need to view the issue from their side of the table. Yes, the wildlife is very important in this world of endangered species, but the preservation of traditions and culture is also a very important aspect to the world's civilizations in order to keep pure history alive. Likewise, Chinese people need to be able to see this from the opposite perspective. Some things need to be sacrificed in order to ensure a better future. Either way, this article can induce many different viewpoints on the topic, which make it a very thought-inducing article. Props to Tony Barboza.