China to fly flags at half-mast for former premier Zhu Rongji’s funeral

AI justification

Symbolic flag half‑mast ceremony has minimal material impact and is judged as a net negative due to lack of substantive benefit. | The flag‑half‑mast ceremony provides a modest boost to social cohesion but offers no tangible benefit to pressing human or environmental issues. Its symbolic nature and resource use outweigh the limited positive impact, leading to a net negative ethical assessment.