The danger lies in factory farming

THE international community heaved a collective sigh of relief when, on Jan 26, China announced a ban, albeit a temporary one, on wildlife trade in an effort to contain the 2019-nCoV coronavirus.

Yet the plaudits for China’s move are marred by the fact that until the announcement was made, the outrage and vitriol directed at China by the media and international community smacked of double standards, hypocrisy, racial malice, and schadenfreude.