Lessons Not Learnt

In view of the fact that Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) first emerged in China, in an outbreak between November 2002 and July 2003, and that this was later traced back to transmission from cave-dwelling horseshoe bats in Yunnan province .....

Don't Blame the Bats ....
Blame Those Who Eat Them.

.... then the Chinese government have long been aware of this virus transmission route, being a serious risk to its population.