Rep. John Moolenaar (R-Mich.) is demanding that Philadelphia reverse its decision to hold a flag-raising event honoring the anniversary of the founding of communist China.
Philadelphia will raise China’s five-star flag on Sept. 30 at City Hall to commemorate the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) National Day.
The mayor’s office did not respond to an inquiry from The Epoch Times by publication time.
Moolenaar, chair of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, wrote to Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker on Sept. 24, urging her to reconsider.
“Raising the national flag of another country on U.S. soil through an official act is a powerful symbol. A flag raising is used to show respect for a nation that can inspire unity and pride between our two peoples; but it can also be inadvertently used to misrepresent support for another nation’s actions and values,” the letter reads….