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More than a decade ago there were warnings that the culture of consuming wild animals in South China was a ticking public health time bomb. It's these two factors, 'shoot the messenger' and exotic animal consumption [for homeopathy], that have created this crisis, a product 'Made in China' we all could have lived without. Obviously that doesn't excuse the performance of other governments and organizations.
Why Did the Coronavirus Outbreak Start in China? - Yi-Zheng Lian - NYT
... consider the fate of one of Confucius's beloved students, Zi Lu (子路) ... after he ran afoul of the precept: For trying to rebuke a usurper in a power struggle between feudal lords, he was killed and his body was minced. (It is said that Confucius never ate ground meat again.) ... Beliefs surrounding the health benefits of certain wildlife foods -- which are discussed in newspaper columns and on numerous dedicated internet sites, as well as taught in China's medical schools -- permeate the culture. ... But what is notable about China is that these beliefs about the special powers of some foods have been accepted, are now a given, even among people who do not put them into practice. They have become firmly embedded in the Chinese collective consciousness.
... Beliefs surrounding the health benefits of certain wildlife foods -- which are discussed in newspaper columns and on numerous dedicated internet sites, as well as taught in China's medical schools -- permeate the culture.
... But what is notable about China is that these beliefs about the special powers of some foods have been accepted, are now a given, even among people who do not put them into practice. They have become firmly embedded in the Chinese collective consciousness.
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