The big three in Asia — China, Japan, and South Korea — are battling over where the graceful cherry blossom comes from.
A perennial debate over the birthplace of the cherry blossom has taken a fresh turn as a Chinese industry group claims the Asian economic giant is the tree’s true home, rather than Japan or claimant South Korea.
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