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Vlog: Why are China's 'wet markets' open again?

April 17, 2020
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Shot by Andy Boreham.

Many around the world are wondering why China’s wet markets are open again. The answer lies in semantics and a bit of misunderstanding. 

The thing is, wet markets exist all over the world, and they’re not actually a place where illicit wildlife is sold.

Andy explains... 

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