China Meat Market

China has come under increasing global pressure over lack of transparency in its handling of the coronavirus pandemic

What is worrying is that China is not the only "hot spot" from where such a future outbreak could originate, said the report, adding that other major emerging economies, such as India, are at risk

The outbreak began in China's Hubei province in late 2019, but the country has publicly reported only about 82,000 cases and 3,300 deaths, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.

The Indian Army has set up a quarantine facility in Manesar near Delhi to keep those evacuated from China's Hubei province

Tighter border controls in China have hurt a black market meat trade that's normally worth about $2 billion a year

The waiver comes amid negotiations between the United States and China to conclude a 'phase one' or interim deal to de-escalate a 17-month trade war between the two countries.

Sales have halved since the borders were tightened last year when African swine fever was discovered in China, with buffalo shipments via Vietnam now down to about 1,000 containers a month