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In 2020, CNN reported concerning China, which has the largest atheist population in the world and has a high percentage of atheists in its population (see: [[China and atheism]]): "Vendors in small city markets often sell wild animals including rodents, yak, snakes and even porcupines, and experts say that makes them far more dangerous. The meat could contain deadly pathogens like the coronavirus."<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/27/world/coronavirus-china-bans-wildlife-trade-trnd/index.html Chinese officials crack down on wildlife markets as coronavirus outbreak nears 3,000 cases]</ref>
 
In 2020, CNN reported concerning China, which has the largest atheist population in the world and has a high percentage of atheists in its population (see: [[China and atheism]]): "Vendors in small city markets often sell wild animals including rodents, yak, snakes and even porcupines, and experts say that makes them far more dangerous. The meat could contain deadly pathogens like the coronavirus."<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/27/world/coronavirus-china-bans-wildlife-trade-trnd/index.html Chinese officials crack down on wildlife markets as coronavirus outbreak nears 3,000 cases]</ref>
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In 2020, amidst a [[coronavirus]] epidemic, Chinese officials began cracking down on wildlife markets.<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/27/world/coronavirus-china-bans-wildlife-trade-trnd/index.html Chinese officials crack down on wildlife markets as coronavirus outbreak nears 3,000 cases]</ref>
    
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[[Rat]]s had been doing a roaring trade thanks to strong supply over the last two weeks, the China News Service quoted vendors as saying.
 
[[Rat]]s had been doing a roaring trade thanks to strong supply over the last two weeks, the China News Service quoted vendors as saying.
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"Recently there have been a lot of rats... Guangzhou people are rich and like to eat exotic things, so business is very good," it quoted a vendor as saying, referring to the capital of Guangdong province, where people are reputed to eat anything that moves.<ref>[Mmm,rodents. China feasts on rat infestation], NNC News</ref>}}
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"Recently there have been a lot of rats... Guangzhou people are rich and like to eat exotic things, so business is very good," it quoted a vendor as saying, referring to the capital of Guangdong province, where people are reputed to eat anything that moves.<ref>[http://www.nbcnews.com/id/19852455/ns/business-small_business/t/mmm-rodents-china-feasts-rat-infestation/ Mmm,rodents. China feasts on rat infestation], NBC News</ref>}}
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