A look at the link between Chinese wet markets and Mao’s Great Leap Forward
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Wet Markets And Mao: The Brief Modern History Of Chinese Meat Eating
There is an interesting bit of history that connects COVID-19 pandemic to Mao’s Great Leap Forward.
The consumption of wild animals has a long history in China. However, the great famine spurred the indiscriminate consumption of the meat of any wild animal that could be captured.
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