A Chinese student who draped himself in the Japanese rising sun flag in a Russian university classroom has been expelled and asked to leave the country, according to state-run newspaper Global Times. The flag was used by the Japanese military during its imperial expansion and is still used by Japan’s Maritime Self-Defence Force. It remains a symbol of Japanese militarism and aggression in China and other parts of Asia. Moscow State University made the decision after the student was criticised by...
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Student sent back to China over Japanese rising sun flag incident in Russia
A Chinese student at Moscow State University was expelled and asked to leave Russia after draping himself in the Japanese rising sun flag in a classroom. The Global Times reported this incident.
Cao JiaxuanSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-10-20 · 07:00 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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A Chinese student at Moscow State University was expelled and asked to leave Russia after draping himself in the Japanese rising sun flag in a classroom. The Global Times reported this incident. The rising sun flag is a sensitive symbol in China and other Asian countries due to its association with Japanese military expansion and aggression. Moscow State University made the decision to expel the student following criticism.
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The Japanese rising sun flag is a symbol of Japanese militarism and aggression in China and other parts of Asia.
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The student draped himself in the Japanese rising sun flag in a classroom.
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A Chinese student was expelled from a Russian university and asked to leave the country.
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Moscow State University made the decision after the student was criticized.
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