A viral video circulating online has sparked outrage among Malaysians, showing a man in China, believed to be a Chinese national, using the Malaysian flag to wash a motorcycle.

Originally posted by Malaysian student @tbheng_18, who is studying in China, the video was shared on TikTok but has since been deleted. Despite this, it was reposted across various Malaysian social media platforms, including a viral tweet by @update11111 on X (formerly Twitter), which has garnered over 895,000 views.

The video begins with a man holding the Jalur Gemilang at an undisclosed location in China, where several people are seen washing motorcycles. The man is then seen folding the Malaysian flag and using it to clean a motorcycle. The now-deleted post by @tbheng_18 included the caption, "A China national using the Jalur Gemilang to wash his motorcycle?!"

In a follow-up video, @tbheng_18 clarified that he was not the person in the video and explained that the individual was a Chinese national. He emphasized that, as a proud Malaysian, he recorded the video to report the incident to his school in China. According to @tbheng_18, he had asked the individual to stop and return the flag. The school has since confiscated the man's motorcycle.

Although this clarification video is no longer available on @tbheng_18’s TikTok page, it has been reposted by public social media accounts and remains viewable.

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