PLA hits out at Chinese student accused of wearing Japanese rising sun flag in classroom2-MIN READ2-MIN2ListenPublished: 5:07pm, 19 Oct 2026Updated: 5:51pm, 19 Oct 2026The 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 symbol of Japanese militarism and aggression in many countries, including China.Select VoiceSelect Speed0.8x0.9x1.0x1.1x1.2x1.5x1.75x1xAI-generated voice
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PLA hits out at Chinese student accused of wearing Japanese rising sun flag in classroom
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) has criticized a Chinese student for reportedly wearing the Japanese rising sun flag in a classroom at a Russian university. The PLA accused the student of whitewashing Japanese militarism.
Cao JiaxuanSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-10-19 · 09:07 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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The People's Liberation Army (PLA) has criticized a Chinese student for reportedly wearing the Japanese rising sun flag in a classroom at a Russian university. The PLA accused the student of whitewashing Japanese militarism. The rising sun flag is widely considered a symbol of Japanese militarism and aggression in countries like China, despite its continued use by Japan's Self-Defence Forces. The PLA stated that advocating for militarism is an offense against human conscience, regardless of location.
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The PLA accused the student of whitewashing Japanese militarism.
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The People’s Liberation Army has criticised a Chinese student for wearing the Japanese rising sun flag in a classroom.
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The Japanese rising sun flag is widely seen as a symbol of Japanese militarism and aggression in many countries, including China.
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The student reportedly wore the Japanese rising sun flag in a classroom at a Russian university.
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