China refuses to apologise for fake image, accuses Australia of 'merciless killing'

China has refused to apologise to Australia for posting a controversial doctored im depicting an Australian soldier cutting throat of an Afghan child. Even though Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison h slammed Beijing for “outrous and disgusting slur”, Chinese Foreign Ministry on vember 30 said that Canberra should be ‘ashamed’ of its soldiers ‘committing such atrocities’. China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying even questioned reason behind Australia’s  ‘strong reaction’ after ar Chinese government representative excoriated island nation for its military’s alleged brutality in Afghanistan. 

" Australian side has been reacting so strongly to my colleague's tweet," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said during a briefing Monday. "Why is that? Do y think that ir merciless killing of Afghan civilians is justified but condemnation of such ruthless brutality is t? Afghan lives matter!"

“Shouldn’t Australian government feel ashamed that some of its soldiers on official duty in Afghanistan committed such cruelties?”, she was quoted by ANI.

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China-Australia feud on doctored im

This latest feud on tweet by or Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian furr deteriorated relations between Australia and China. Zhao h reportedly posted a significantly doctored im and posted it with a caption, “Shocked by murder of Afghan civilians & prisoners by Australian soldiers. We strongly condemn such acts, & call for holding m accountable.” micro-blogging platform has also restricted im with a label saying, “potentially sensitive content” but tweet still remains pinned on Zhao’s Twitter account. 

tweet with fake im was posted by a Chinese government representative in response to a report published last month alleging Australian war crimes. Australian Defence Force h reportedly said that it h found “credible” information about involvement of 25 soldiers in killing of at least 39 Afghan civilians and prisoners between 2009 and 2013. This was followed by a widespre criticism for Australia that was eventually joined by China with rendered im which n furr triggered furious reactions. 

Earlier, Morrison h said that Chian should be “ashamed” for sharing “repugnant” im and demanded an apology. Even though Beijing has categorically refused to apologise, Zhao’s tweet h also prompted New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to raise concerns. New Zeland leer h said, "This is an im that wasn't factual. It wasn't correct. And so in keeping with our principled position where ims like that are used, we will raise those concerns and we'll do it directly."

But Chinese Embassy in Australia attacked Morrison and Australian government for ‘deflecting public attention’ and ‘worsening bilateral ties’.

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