Wellington, New Zealand – Australia The Prime Minister of Australia said on Monday that a tweet by a Chinese official showing a fake image of an Australian Australian soldier cutting off a child’s throat was “really defamatory” and deserved an apology.
China has said it will not apologize.
The incident has already strained relations between the two countries. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he was apologizing to the Chinese government after Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian, who was shown a graphic image showing a swinging soldier with a bloody knife around the neck of a veiled child. Lamb
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Zhao wrote a caption with this To tweet Saying: “The killing of Afghan civilians and the trauma of prisoners by Australian troops. We strongly condemn such acts, and call them to account. ”
He was referring to a disturbing report by the Australian Australian Army earlier this month that found evidence that select Australian Australians had illegally killed 39 Afghan prisoners, farmers and civilians during the conflict in Afghanistan. In which 19 soldiers were recommended to be referred to the federal police for criminal investigation.
Asked at the daily briefing on the issue, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chuning blamed the Australian-Australian party.
“Australia should deeply reflect what Australia should do, bring the perpetrators to justice, issue a formal apology to the Afghan people and promise the international community that they will never commit such heinous crimes again,” Hua said.
File – In a November 17, 2020, file photo, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison reviews the Guard of Honor during a ceremony prior to a meeting at the official residence of Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga in Tokyo. Morris said on Monday, November 30, 2020, a tweet from a Chinese official showing a fake image of an Australian Australian soldier cutting a child’s throat was “really scandalous.” (AP, file via Kyoshi Ota / Pool Photo)
Morrison said Zhao’s tweet was “absolutely insulting” and that Australia is a terrible stigma against the Australian military.
It is “really hostile. It’s deeply insulting to every Australian, every told Australian who has served in that uniform, “he told reporters in Canberra. “The Chinese government should be ashamed of this post. It makes them less visible to the world. ”
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Morrison said his government contacted Twitter asking it to take down the post. The post had a warning tag on it by Monday afternoon, but can still be seen. Zhao’s account comes with a Twitter label stating that it is a Chinese government account.
Despite China blocking Twitter and other U.S. social media platforms in the county, Chinese diplomats and state media have established a strong presence over them.
Zha was criticized by the U.S. in March after tweeting a conspiracy theory that U.S. troops may have brought the coronavirus to China. He is considered China’s leading representative of the new strain of the resolute attitude of foreign relations.
Morris acknowledged that there is tension between China and Australia.
“But this is not how you deal with them.” He said. “Leader Australia has patiently sought to resolve the rift in our relationship in a mature, responsible way, by seeking engagement at both the leader and ministerial levels.”
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Conflicts between the two countries have escalated since the Australian government called for an independent inquiry into the origin of the coronavirus epidemic. China has since imposed tariffs and other sanctions on a number of Australian Australian exports.
