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Ruth Lee, a Chinese-American woman, flying the flag of China while at the beach to avoid being mistaken for Japanese, Miami, USA, WW2, December 15, 1941 (infosec.pub)
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[โ€“] jaschen306@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That's the current Taiwan flag.

[โ€“] PugJesus@piefed.social 24 points 1 month ago

The Republic of China. At the time, the PRC had not taken over all of mainland China.