Talk:Cherry blossom cultivation by country

China

The statement that a Japanese diplomatic mission brought cherry trees back to Japan from the Tang dynasty has been deleted because it is not mentioned in the source at all and is an incorrect quote. I also deleted the claim by the chairman of the China Cherry Industry Association that "Japanese cherry trees appeared during the Tang dynasty" because it is a ridiculous claim. To briefly refute the chairman, there are several wild endemic species in Japan that do not exist in China, for example, as stated on the Cherry blossom page with sources. Also, as noted on the Cherry blossom page with sources, there are existing cherry trees in Japan that predate the Tang dynasty and are over 1500 years old. Combining a statement based on a false quote with a statement based on someone's ridiculous claim to imply that the origin of cherry trees in Japan are the cherry trees of the Tang dynasty is a malicious manipulation of impressions. According to Wikipedia's WP:FAKE, WP:SYNTH, WP:WEIGHT, and WP:COATRACK policies, such statements should be deleted.--SLIMHANNYA (talk) 09:26, 24 February 2024 (UTC)

The recent "debate" seems to mostly stem from one news article in 2015, which was played up by Western media. It is difficult to tell from the news articles exactly what the person (He Zongru) was claiming. I started to write a paragraph about it, but including it in this section might go against the WP:WEIGHT and WP:COATRACK policies. The 2015 news articles don't mention a "diplomatic mission". KaiaVintr (talk) 20:28, 25 February 2024 (UTC)