On August 30, 2022, it was reported online that a bank in Ji'an, Jiangxi Province randomly threw a replacement national flag on the ground. When citizens found it, they picked it up, sent it back and questioned it. On the 31st, bank staff said that there was a dedicated person to investigate the matter. The bank's actions in throwing the flag to the ground were certainly inappropriate. However, if this situation occurs during the process of changing the national flag, there is no subjective intention to defame the national flag, and it should not be treated as an act of trampling, and it has not yet developed into an administrative penalty.

According to the "Flag Law of the People's Republic of China", a damaged, defaced, faded or substandard national flag shall not be hoisted or used, nor may it be flown upside down, inserted upside down or in any other manner that damages the dignity of the national flag. hoist and use the national flag. Anyone who deliberately insults the national flag of the People's Republic of China by burning or damaging it in a public place shall be investigated for criminal responsibility in accordance with the law; if the circumstances are relatively minor, the public security organ shall impose a detention of not more than 15 days.

The behaviors prohibited by the "Flag Law" are: burning, destroying, daubing, distorting or trampling on the national flag and national emblem of the People's Republic of China in public places, and insulting the national flag and national emblem. Display or use of a damaged, deformed, faded or non-compliant flag, hanging, upside down or otherwise violating the dignity of the flag, carelessly discarding the flag, using the flag and its design as a trademark, patented design and commercial advertising, and Use in private funeral ceremonies where inappropriate. If this situation is discovered, you can report it to the market supervision department, which will order the withdrawal of the national flag and national flag pattern used for trademarks or advertisements in accordance with relevant laws. If it causes serious social impact, you may also face administrative penalties. ?

Insulting the national flag may constitute the crime of insulting the national flag and national emblem, and may be punished by imprisonment for up to three years, detention, surveillance, or deprivation of political rights. Legal Express recalled that not every offense of insulting the national flag and national emblem constitutes a crime, but only when the act of insulting the national flag and national emblem has already occurred and is not less harmful.