Is China Sowing The Seeds Of Our Destruction, Literally?
China,Polarization,World,Foreign Affairs,Foreign Policy,Cold War
On July 24th, the Washington State Department of Agriculture issued a Twitter warning about packages of unidentified seeds, apparently originating from China, being sent to multiple Washington residents, unsolicited. The post set off a wave of similar announcements from a number of U.S. states, instructing recipients not to plant any seeds they did not order. The warnings sparked more reports, and it quickly became apparent that this was a national, even international, trend—with packages reported so far in 22 U.S. states, Canada, Australia, and the E.U.
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