One of the composite photos hit and hit … China and Australia “know you’re embarrassed”

The conflict between China and Australia is escalating again in a composite photo posted on Twitter by a spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

According to China’s state-run Global Times on the 1st, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zaorizen posted a satirical image on his Twitter account the day before in which an Australian soldier sent to Afghanistan attempted to murder a local child. . In this composite image, a soldier holds a knife around the neck of a boy with his face covered, with the words “Fear not, we will bring you peace.”

“We were shocked by the deaths of Afghan civilians and POWs by Australian soldiers,” wrote a spokesperson for the image on Twitter. “We strongly condemn this behavior.”

As a result, the Australian authorities demanded that the Chinese side immediately delete the tweet and apologize. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said: “The image is false and it is a terrible slander to Australians,” he said. “China should be ashamed.”

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zaorizen posted a satirical image on Twitter last month criticizing the Australian military. [트위터]

In response to the Australian government’s request for an apology, Hwa Chun-ying, a spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson office, refuted that “it is Australia, not China, that should be ashamed.” “Australian soldiers committed a very serious crime in Afghanistan,” he said on Twitter. “This is reported directly by the Australian media.”

“An Australian soldier killed two 14-year-old Afghan boys and then threw them into the river and made the recruits practice shooting,” he said. “Australia received strong criticism from the international community for this crime.”

When the Australian government protested the tweets by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zaorizen, spokesperson Hwa Chun-ying, who is in charge of the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson office, published a rebuttal. [트위터]

The Chinese Global Times said that the original author of the image was “shocked by Prime Minister Morrison’s strong reaction. Earlier this month, after seeing the report on the incident, we completed this image based on facts to encourage reflection. about the inhuman incident. ” Reported that said.

Earlier in this month’s report, the Australian military said 39 civilians and prisoners were killed in Afghanistan between 2009 and 2013, and that 25 Australians were involved in the incident. In particular, Australian judicial authorities have been investigating charges that elders ordered recruits to shoot prisoners.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison. [시드니 EPA=연합뉴스]

At present, the objective of the Sino-Australian conflict has deepened as it deepens. The trigger was last April when Prime Minister Morrison took the initiative by calling for an international search, saying: “We must identify the origin of the crown.” Then in June, at the Hong Kong democratization protest, the relationship flared once again when Australia sided with the Hong Kong protesters. Australia’s participation in a quad targeting China (the security alliance of four countries in the United States, Japan, India and Australia) and the exclusion of Chinese communications equipment company Huawei from the 5G network also intensified the conflict between the two countries.

As a result, China is in a state of retaliation against trade by imposing pump duties of more than 200% on Australian wines and delaying customs clearance for lobsters and timber.

Reporter Seo Yujin, Researcher Jang Minsoon [email protected]