# Chinese virus

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**Chinese virus** or **China virus** may refer to:

- A term for [SARS-CoV-2](/source/Severe_acute_respiratory_syndrome_coronavirus_2) and [COVID-19](/source/COVID-19), sometimes [used offensively and dysphemistically](/source/Xenophobia_and_racism_related_to_the_COVID-19_pandemic).[1]
- [Chinese virus (politics)](/source/Chinese_virus_(politics)) – critique of China's influence in politics
- Plant viruses affecting species in the potato/tomato family: - [Clerodendrum golden mosaic China virus](/source/Clerodendrum_golden_mosaic_China_virus) - [Tomato leaf curl China virus](/source/Tomato_leaf_curl_China_virus) - [Tomato yellow leaf curl China virus](/source/Tomato_yellow_leaf_curl_China_virus)

## See also

- [Chinese coronavirus (disambiguation)](/source/Chinese_coronavirus_(disambiguation))
- [Lists of virus taxa](/source/Lists_of_virus_taxa), including several species of virus having specific names with Chinese demonyms and geonyms

## References

1. Augustyn, Rafał & Prażmo, Ewelina Maria (27 November 2020). ["The Spread of Chinese Virus in the Internet Discourse: A Cognitive Semantic Analysis"](https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ewelina-Prazmo/publication/346425720_The_Spread_of_Chinese_Virus_in_the_Internet_Discourse_A_Cognitive_Semantic_Analysis/links/5fc11513458515b79779a731/The-Spread-of-Chinese-Virus-in-the-Internet-Discourse-A-Cognitive-Semantic-Analysis.pdf) (PDF). *GEMA Online Journal of Language Studies*. **20** (4): 209–227. [doi:10.17576/gema-2020-2004-12](https://doi.org/10.17576/gema-2020-2004-12). Retrieved 10 June 2025.

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