Red Flag with Five Stars is the national flag of the People’s Republic of China.
The red color of the flag symbolizes revolution. Five five-pointed stars on the flag and their relationship stand for the great unity of the revolutionary people under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC).[1]
In China, the national flag and its design shall not be used as a trademark, or in designs or commercial advertisements for which patent rights are granted, shall not be arbitrarily discarded, and shall not be allowed to be insulted in a public place by anyone who intentionally burns, mutilates, scrawls on, tarnishes or tramples upon it.
Reference(s):
[1]National Congress of China website: http://www.npc.gov.cn/zgrdw/npc/flsyywd/xianfa/2010-04/14/content_1567087.htm
[2]National Flag Law (2020)国旗法: Articles 2, 19, 20, and 23
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