Chinese Cardboard pork buns?

A few weeks ago, it was reported by a chinese news station that there were restaurants on the streets of China selling cardboard beef buns. Here's a clip.

CNN video on cardboard buns

Now, the Beijing television station is saying that it was all a hoax by the reporter. The station is saying that the reported used deceptive means to get the segment on the air and that he is being punished now for his tactics. Supposedly, he hired some migrant workers to act as the cooks and used the card board boxes to cook the pork buns. He used 60% card board and 40% fatty pork.

Here's my take. The Chinese government is forcing the television to retract this story and say its a hoax. Think about it. How would this affect China's food export business? How would it affect the restaurants and mini street markets if this story was true? What I'm saying is that China is spinning this story by saying its a hoax when it really isn't. I think there are places that would do stuff like this. Otherwise, how would someone come up with such a sick idea of using cardboard as ground beef? The only way he would come up with something this sick is because he's seen it take place. He uncovered this story and the Chinese government is trying to seal it shut. How better to seal it shut than to say it was all a hoax in the first place?