The box office of the Chinese patriotic education film "I Salute the Flag" was only 64,500 yuan in 23 days of release, and it was 0 yuan in the first two days.

Shen Rongqin, an associate professor at York University in Canada, pointed out in an article that China recently released the patriotic educational film "I Salute the Flag", but the box office in the first two days was 0 yuan, and the total box office after 23 days of release was only 64,500 yuan. Shen Rongqin bluntly said that today, when China's economy is in an overall downturn, the people are no longer able to accompany the government in playing patriotic games that require money, which also reflects that many Chinese people are tired of patriotic education.

Shen Rongqin posted on Facebook that "I Salute the Flag" set a box office record for Chinese movies. The box office in the first two days of the film was 0 yuan - not only Little Pink, but also the producer, director and actors did not buy a ticket to watch it. As of yesterday, "I Salute the Flag" has been in theaters for 23 days, with a total box office of NT$64,500.

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Shen Rongqin said, what is this movie about? "Under the organization of the Binhai District Education Committee, 200 children from 8 primary schools in the district gathered together to conduct military training with the theme of 'Salute to the National Flag' at the Patriotism Education Base during the summer vacation. During the arduous training process, the children tempered their will and understood the true meaning of the 'national flag.'"

Shen Rongqin mentioned that according to the film's information, "I Salute the Flag" is a "patriotic education film" developed based on the "Patriotic Education Law" officially implemented in China on January 1, 2024.

Shen Rongqin questioned that from Wu Jing's "Wolf Warrior 2", which once set the first place in Chinese film history, to "I Salute the Flag", which had zero box office in two days, not only Wu Jing's character collapsed, but China's patriotic education also reached an annoying moment.

Shen Rongqin analyzed that the core of the "Patriotic Education Law" is to control the party-state ideology of the entire Chinese people based on "Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era". Xi Jinping not only restricts the ideological expression and speech of all Chinese students, but also extends to all Chinese people's online speech and scholars' speech restrictions. Xi Jinping also intended to use this law to restrict the freedom of speech of the Taiwanese people, but was completely denied by Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council.

Shen Rongqin emphasized that today, when China's economy is in an overall downturn, the people are no longer able to accompany the government to play patriotic games that cost money. The historic 0 yuan box office of "I Salute the Flag" is not only related to its quality, but also reflects that many Chinese people are tired of patriotic education and have no extra spare money to be patriotic.