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PLA hits out at Chinese student accused of wearing Japanese rising sun flag in classroom
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a conflict story. South China Morning Post Asia is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to China. The first report grouped here was at 19 Oct 2026, 09:07 UTC. The headline in use is “PLA hits out at Chinese student accused of wearing Japanese rising sun flag in classroom”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
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 symbol of Japanese militarism and…
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- First reported by South China Morning Post Asia
PLA hits out at Chinese student accused of wearing Japanese rising sun flag in classroom
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- South China Morning PostPLA hits out at Chinese student accused of wearing Japanese rising sun flag in classroom