Last year, our site highlighted the appearance of dozens of flags of the People's Republic of China (communist China) along the route of the annual Asian lunar year parade in downtown Flushing - HERE. This year's parade, January 25, 2020, saw a repeat appearance of these dozens of flags. Parade organizers last year claimed they did not know who was responsible for this. So we decided to investigate this year's parade. See photos and captions below for the results.
IMAGE 1. Despite the pouring rain, a sea of
communist Chinese flags appears again in
downtown Flushing during the annual
Asian lunar parade.
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IMAGE 2. At parade conclusion, the many flag
displays are hurriedly dismantled. Where is the man in red
going with the bunched flags ? |
IMAGE 3. He's going here: the ramshackle
entrance to 41-46 Main Street where ...
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IMAGE 4. ... a phalanx of flag flunkies
follow him depositing their furled banners there to
receive cash payment from ...
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IMAGE 5. … this woman, HuaHong Li
(Chinese: Li HuaHong) who was seen checking off
the flag carriers' names on a clipboard and then
making cash payments to them.
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POSTSCRIPT: |
IMAGE 8. Joined flags of the Republic of China (free Taiwan) and the USA seen for the first time in the immediate vicinity of the parade reviewing stand. |