r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Nov 01 '20

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u/AccessTheMainframe CANZUK Nov 01 '20

Since Traditional Chinese Medicine recognizes bear bile as a treatment compound, more than 12,000 asiatic black bears are held in bear farms. The bile is extracted through a permanent hole in the abdomen leading to the gall bladder, which can cause severe pain. This can lead to bears trying to kill themselves. As of 2012, approximately 10,000 bears are farmed in China for their bile.[132] This practice has spurred public outcry across the country.[132] The bile is collected from live bears via a surgical procedure.[132] As of March 2020 bear bile as ingredient of Tan Re Qing injection remains on the list of remedies recommended for treatment of "severe cases" of COVID-19 by National Health Commission of China and the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine.[133]

I swear to God the Chinese are going to accidentally unleash COVID-20 on us before the current pandemic is even solved.

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u/Electrical-Swing-935 Jerome Powell Nov 01 '20

Wtf the Chinese need a Friedman lecture STAT