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PLA condemns Chinese student for wearing Japanese rising sun flag at Russian university

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The People's Liberation Army (PLA) has publicly condemned a Chinese student who allegedly wore a Japanese rising sun flag to a class at Lomonosov Moscow State University. The PLA's social media account, Jun Zhengping, described the act as an offense against human conscience and a whitewashing of Japanese militarism. The incident, which occurred in Nanjing, has sparked outrage among Chinese students and highlights the flag's controversial status as a symbol of Japanese aggression. AI

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PLA condemns Chinese student for wearing Japanese rising sun flag at Russian university

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Cao Jiaxuan ·

    PLA hits out at Chinese student accused of wearing Japanese rising sun flag in classroom

    The People’s Liberation Army has criticised a Chinese student who reportedly wore the Japanese rising sun flag in a classroom at a Russian university, accusing him of whitewashing Japanese militarism. The flag, which is still used by the Self-Defence Forces, is widely seen as a s…

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