Netizens root for overseas relay, donate flags

Chinese netizens are donating national flags to compatriots overseas in response to the wave of patriotism generated by the Olympic torch relay on its international journey.

The campaign, initiated by major web portals such as sohu.com and sina.com, has drawn a strong response nationwide.

"We received 13,000 national flags since last Friday, when the appeal was made online," Jiang Ziniu, Sohu's media relations director, told China Daily yesterday.