I have 4 ficus ginseng aka #Chinese#banyan plants. I propagated 3 extra plants from one strong mother plant. I bring them inside for Fall-Winter. They stay outdoors from May-October - depending on weather/temperature.
“Grieving Tiananmen as US Cops Crush Campus Protests”
A physicist who emigrated from China and was born during the same year of the Tiananmen Square massacre writes about his perspective on this event within the context of recent history and compares it with the US response to the protests taking place on its campuses.
Speaking of genocide, #UyghurGenocide being committed by the #Chinese state is getting less attention. Sure, we haven't seen mass bombings and killings like the Israeli government is doing in #Palestine yet. Or maybe the Chinese regime is better at concealing and propaganda. Or doing silent genocide. Why kill and destroy while you can enslave them, force them to work in cotton plantations, and discard their language and customs for your Great Han (DaHua) race?!. https://www.economist.com/china/2024/05/30/the-evolution-of-forced-labour-in-xinjiang
#Jasmine is blooming again. We keep them indoors for 3/4 of year & move outside for late Spring-Summer. Good indoor natural air purifying #plant. Flowers are #edible & used to make tea & fruits used in #Chinese#TraditionalMedicine.
When SARS broke out in #Taiwan in ‘03, the WHO denied Taiwan’s request for the virus’ DNA to combat it.
The WHO told Taiwan’s health minister at the time to ask China.
#China refused the request and 137 people died in the following four months.
Taiwan has been denied WHO membership for five decades due to political reasons, says Dr. Chien-Jen, Taiwan’s Minister of Health at the time of the SARS outbreak.