12 million people hospitalized in the U.S. need heparin every year, and we get that from China, which now has a 145% tariff.
“A basic medicine we use 1000x per day in the hospital, heparin, is also dependent on China, and people will die without it.”
Dr. Soumya Rangarajan
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BBC: "Workers have been told to hurry home, classes have been suspended and outdoor events have been cancelled as northern China braces for extreme winds this weekend.
Millions have been urged to stay indoors, with some state media outlets warning that people weighing less than 50kg (110lbs - about eight stone) may be "easily blown away"." h/t @BakerRL75
House of a Chinese merchant, near Canton.
Thomas Allom, from "China: in a series of views, displaying the scenery...," vol. 1 by George Newenham Wright, London, Paris: [1843?]
Dongting Mountains.
Thomas Allom, from "China: in a series of views, displaying the scenery...," vol. 1 by George Newenham Wright, London, Paris: [1843?]
The Great Wall of China.
Thomas Allom, from "China: in a series of views, displaying the scenery...," vol. 1 by George Newenham Wright, London, Paris: [1843?]
SCMP: Using hand grenade as hammer, elderly woman in China defies death for 20 years
Unsuspecting elderly woman uses hand grenade as a tool for cracking nuts, hammering nails for 2 decades
