China News Service, July 1. According to foreign media reports, on June 30 local time, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves signed a bill to replace the state flag and decided to remove the flag to maintain slavery during the American Civil War. Confederate pattern.

On June 28 local time, supporters of the Mississippi State Flag came outside the State Capitol building

  On June 28, the Mississippi House of Representatives passed the bill with 91 votes in favor and 23 votes against it. Subsequently, the Senate passed the bill with 37 votes in favor and 14 votes against.

  Before signing the bill, Reeves said that he hoped the Mississippians would put aside their differences and unite to fight for greater interests.

  Reeves said: "For me, this is not a political moment, but a solemn moment to lead the Mississippi family together, reconcile, and move on."

  The governor also stated that he understood many people’s concerns that this change could trigger a series of events that would erase the state’s complex history. Although Reeves said he opposed the monument being demolished, he said he supported the new state flag.

  The bill requires a committee to lead the redesign of the flag and the abolition of the Confederacy logo. The new plan approved by the committee will be proposed in the November vote. If the public rejects the new design, the committee will try the new design again, and it will be submitted during the 2021 Congress meeting.

  According to the Mississippi Historical Society, the current state flag was adopted in February 1894 and is characterized by blue, white, and red stripes. At one corner of the flag is the battle flag of the Northern Virginia Army.

  According to reports, some previous attempts to change the state flag have failed, including a referendum in 2001. 64% of people voted against redesigning the state flag. Since Freud, an African man, was killed by violent law enforcement by police in late May 2020, the Confederacy logo has once again become a national hot spot. Anti-racists have aimed at Confederate monuments in many American cities, and some states are considering removing them.