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They might be able to limit/reduce the trade. It's seems a bit extreme to outright ban though... But if China started reducing the market for endangered species that's not so bad. I'm also guessing that mutation of viruses is a probability game, so reducing the trade might be all it takes to change the probability.
> They might be able to limit/reduce the trade. It's seems a bit extreme to outright ban though... In China, banning == limiting. _Part_ of the reason there are so many "extreme" laws from western perspective.
Well, I don't see drug abuse and underage alcohol consumption that uncommon and they are banned.