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Norway Welcomed the Chinese with Soviet flag.

Seeking to cooperate with China, the Norwegians had almost run into a diplomatic row. Last week, the most southern county in Norway Nordland met high-level delegation from China. Local authorities have bowed to the guests that even hoisted "Chinese" flag at the main administration building. Yes, that's bad luck – the red flag was not Chinese, but … Soviet.

Although the relation between them is perhaps only red color of both. At one of them hammer and sickle, on the second – the star is surrounded by four smaller stars symbolizing four classes (workers, peasants, intellectuals and so-called patriotic capitalists). But for the Norwegians, both banners of Communism were the same.

Realizing their mistake, the Scandinavians immediately lowered the flag and returned back into the general flags collection of the province administration. "We're not going to burn it. Not so long ago, this flag was in use ", – assured the Governor of Nordland, Odd Eriksen.

What in this case thought the guests themselves, is anyone's guess – the Chinese reaction was very delicate. "We talked with our friends from China and brought them apologizes – repents the head of the province. – They told that anyone can make a mistake."

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