Why did the United States hang the Philippine flag upside down?

This happened on 20 10 when Obama hosted the ASEAN summit and the Philippine flag was hung upside down. This is a "well-intentioned mistake". A spokesman for the Philippine Foreign Ministry also said that the Philippines understands.

20 10 on September 24th, US President Barack Obama held an ASEAN leaders' meeting in new york, where the Philippine flag was hung upside down. According to Philippine tradition, hanging the national flag upside down means that the country is in a state of war. The US media reported on September 26th that the US government said that it was a "goodwill mistake" to hang the Philippine flag upside down.

Rebecca Thompson, a spokeswoman for the US Embassy in the Philippines, said in a statement that "the United States attaches great importance to its close partnership with the Philippines" and that the US Embassy will thoroughly investigate the matter and clarify the reasons for this "unfortunate" incident.

A spokesman for the Philippine Foreign Ministry said that the Philippine side understands that hanging the national flag upside down is a "goodwill mistake" and should not obscure the focus of the 24th summit. The Philippines said that the summit on the 24th showed the unprecedented cooperation between ASEAN and the United States.

The Philippines is the only country in the world with different flags and different meanings. In peacetime, the national flag of the Philippines is blue stripes hanging on the wall, representing peace, truth and justice; In case of war, the Philippine flag will be hung upside down, and the red color representing patriotism and courage will be on it, which means people need to take up arms to defend peace.