Australia demands apology from China after a fake image posted on social media
Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday Canberra is seeking an apology from Beijing about a Tweet containing a false image of an Australian soldier holding the knife to the throat of an Afghan child. Morrison said Australia was seeking the removal of the "truly repugnant" image posted on Monday by Zhao Lijian, a spokesman at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- Country:
- Australia
Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday Canberra is seeking an apology from Beijing about a Tweet containing a false image of an Australian soldier holding the knife to the throat of an Afghan child.
Morrison said Australia was seeking the removal of the "truly repugnant" image posted on Monday by Zhao Lijian, a spokesman at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. "It is utterly outrageous and cannot be justified on any basis... The Chinese government should be utterly ashamed of this post. It diminishes them in the world's eyes," Morrison told media at a press briefing.
He said countries around the world were watching how Beijing responded to tensions in Australia's relationship with China.
(This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
- READ MORE ON:
- Afghan
- Scott Morrison
- Chinese
- Canberra
- Australian
- Zhao Lijian
- Morrison
ALSO READ
EXCLUSIVE-Chinese buyers cancel or postpone 1 million metric tons of Australian wheat, sources say
EXCLUSIVE-Chinese buyers cancel or postpone 1 million metric tons of Australian wheat, sources say
EXCLUSIVE-Chinese buyers cancel or postpone Australian wheat buys amid global oversupply
EXCLUSIVE-Chinese buyers cancel or postpone Australian wheat buys amid global oversupply
EXCLUSIVE-Chinese buyers cancel or postpone Australian wheat buys amid global oversupply