Mysterious seeds from China sent to at least 20 Idaho residents, officials say

“Several states are reporting similar occurrences,” officials said. “The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is aware of the issue.”

Dozens of residents in multiple states, including Utah and Washington, have received the unknown seeds in small packages.

The seeds often come in sealed packages, and people should not open the packages, officials said. It should be reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture for agricultural smuggling.

Anyone who receives the seeds should keep the label and packaging as well, the Idaho State Department of Agriculture said.

At least 40 people in Utah received the mysterious seeds, McClatchy News reported. Countless others in Washington, Virginia, North Carolina and other states have also reported getting unsolicited packages of seeds.

“Invasive species wreak havoc on the environment, displace or destroy native plants and insects and severely damage crops,” the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services said in a statement Friday. “Taking steps to prevent their introduction is the most effective method of reducing both the risk of invasive species infestations and the cost to control and mitigate those infestations.”

https://www.eastidahonews.com/2020/07/mysterious-seeds-from-china-sent-to-at-least-20-idaho-residents-officials-say/

USDA Investigates Packages of Unsolicited Seeds from China

Last Modified: Jul 28, 2020

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/newsroom/stakeholder-info/sa_by_date/sa-2020/sa-07/seeds-china

It’s one thing to build the biggest seaplane since Howard Hughes’s famed Spruce Goose; it’s another to have it successful take off from a body of water and fly. But this past weekend, a Chinese aviation company was able to check off both of those boxes.

The gigantic AG600 “Kunlong” successfully completed its maiden flight over water on Sunday, according to Beijing’s state news agency, Xinhua. The plane, which is the world’s newest and largest amphibious aircraft, flew for 31 minutes before smoothly landing back where its journey had begun.

China Just Flew the Largest Seaplane Since the Spruce Goose

https://robbreport.com/motors/aviation/china-giant-seaplane-kunlong-flies-2938880/

HSBC tried to defend itself in China. Internet censors erased the post

On Friday, China's largest state-run newspaper, The People's Daily, accused HSBC, the London-based bank, of conspiring with U.S. authorities to build a case against Huawei, the Chinese telecoms equipment giant.

On Saturday, HSBC defended itself against the allegations via the company's public account on WeChat, a ubiquitous Chinese messaging platform. By Monday, however, censors had deleted the post, replacing it with a notice that it had violated China's Internet regulations.

https://fortune.com/2020/07/28/hsbc-huawei-china-wechat-post-deleted-internet-censor/

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