Philadelphia, the birthplace of the United States, is set to give China a brotherly hug by hoisting a communist flag near City Hall, with the city’s Office of Immigrant Affairs planning to fly the red flag of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on September 30 to celebrate the anniversary of the CCP’s establishment. It’s actually not even the first time the city has done this; it’s flown the CCP flag twice before, back in 2017 and 2019.
This isn’t just any random spot in the city, which is what makes the situation feel like night and day compared to Philadelphia’s history. The City Hall site where this CCP flag is proposed to be raised is less than a mile from a couple of the most sacred, historically significant spots in American history.
