• Downanotherday [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    They wanted to differentiate it from the USSR flag. Yes, they did use the same gold star idea to represent the party just like the USSR flag. lol

    The Chinese party does use the hammer and sickle in place of the party star on the county's flag and does not have the other 4 stars.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emblem_of_the_Chinese_Communist_Party#/media/File:Flag_of_the_Chinese_Communist_Party.svg