PoliticalRussia·Unpinned19 Oct 2026
PLA criticizes Chinese student for wearing Japanese military flag in Russia
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The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) publicly criticized a Chinese student for wearing a Japanese rising sun flag while in a classroom at a Russian university. The social media account Jun Zhengping, managed by the PLA, described the incident as "egregious" and "shocking." The military body accused the student of whitewashing Japanese militarism, noting that…
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