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In [[East Asia]], namely southern China, bats are commonly eaten and can often be seen in markets. However, International agencies encouraged the Chinese government to create legislation forbidding both the hunting of bats and the sale of bat meat following the early 2000s SARS outbreak where hundreds of individuals died, but no such legislation was passed.<ref>Mildenstein, T.; Tanshi, I.; Racey, P. A. (2016). "Exploitation of Bats for Bushmeat and Medicine". Bats in the Anthropocene: Conservation of Bats in a Changing World. Springer. p. 327. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-25220-9_12. ISBN 978-3-319-25218-6.</ref> All wildlife trade in China, including the sales of bat meat, was banned in January 2020 in response to the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-bans-wild-animal-trade-until-coronavirus-epidemic-eliminated/2020/01/26/0e05a964-4017-11ea-971f-4ce4f94494b4_story.html| title=China bans wild animal trade until coronavirus epidemic is eliminated| website=The Washington Post| date=26 January 2020| access-date=30 January 2020| first1=Simon| last1= Denyer| last2=Lyric| first2= Li }}</ref>

In [[East Asia]], namely southern China, bats are commonly eaten and can often be seen in markets. However, International agencies encouraged the Chinese government to create legislation forbidding both the hunting of bats and the sale of bat meat following the early 2000s SARS outbreak where hundreds of individuals died, but no such legislation was passed.<ref>Mildenstein, T.; Tanshi, I.; Racey, P. A. (2016). "Exploitation of Bats for Bushmeat and Medicine". Bats in the Anthropocene: Conservation of Bats in a Changing World. Springer. p. 327. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-25220-9_12. ISBN 978-3-319-25218-6.</ref> All wildlife trade in China, including the sales of bat meat, was banned in January 2020 in response to the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-bans-wild-animal-trade-until-coronavirus-epidemic-eliminated/2020/01/26/0e05a964-4017-11ea-971f-4ce4f94494b4_story.html| title=China bans wild animal trade until coronavirus epidemic is eliminated| website=The Washington Post| date=26 January 2020| access-date=30 January 2020| first1=Simon| last1= Denyer| last2=Lyric| first2= Li }}</ref>

==== Coronavirus developed as a bioweapon theory ====

==== Coronavirus developed in a lab theory ====

One theory that has recently been postulated is that [[COVID-19]] may be linked to Chinese bioweapons research.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4x9YBieb_E Exposing the Chinese communist origin of the Wuhan virus: Interview w/ Epoch Times' Joshua Philipp]</ref> On the other hand, [[Francis Collins]] at the [[National Institutes of Health]] (NIH) argues COVID-19 is a naturally created virus.<ref>[https://directorsblog.nih.gov/2020/03/26/genomic-research-points-to-natural-origin-of-covid-19/ Genomic Study Points to Natural Origin of COVID-19] by [[Francis Collins]], March 26, 2020.</ref>

One theory that has recently been postulated is that [[COVID-19]] was developed in a lab in Wuhan, China.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4x9YBieb_E Exposing the Chinese communist origin of the Wuhan virus: Interview w/ Epoch Times' Joshua Philipp]</ref> On the other hand, [[Francis Collins]] at the [[National Institutes of Health]] (NIH) argues COVID-19 is a naturally created virus.<ref>[https://directorsblog.nih.gov/2020/03/26/genomic-research-points-to-natural-origin-of-covid-19/ Genomic Study Points to Natural Origin of COVID-19] by [[Francis Collins]], March 26, 2020.</ref>

=== Asian atheists and dog eating ===

=== Asian atheists and dog eating ===