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Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison demands an apology from China
for posting an image of an Australian soldier killing an Afghan child on
Twitter which according to Prime Minister Scott Morrison is fake and repugnant.
The image was said to be shared by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman
Zhao Lijian according to the news.
“Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has demanded the Chinese
government delete a "repugnant" and "falsified image" on
Twitter that appears to show an Australian soldier threatening to slit a
child's throat. The image, set against a backdrop of the Australian and Afghan
flags, was shared on Monday morning Beijing time from Chinese Foreign Ministry
spokesman Zhao Lijian's verified Twitter account with the caption:
"Shocked by the murder of Afghan civilians & prisoners by Australian
soldiers."” (CNN)
“Morrison
said Australia wanted an apology from the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs
and had also contacted Twitter asking the social media giant to take the post
down. "It is utterly outrageous and it cannot be justified on any basis
whatsoever," he said in
a press conference Monday. "The Chinese government should be totally
ashamed of this post. It diminishes them in the world's eyes. "It is a
false image and a terrible slur on our great defense forces and the men and
women who served in that uniform for over 100 years."(CNN)
“The
Australian Defence Force (ADF) has taken steps toward dismissing 13 soldiers
following the report and recommended that federal police investigate 36 alleged
war crimes.”(CNN)
However, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said
according to news that Australia is guilty of the allegation and should “think
thoroughly” and never commit the crime again.
“When
asked about the tweet at a press conference Monday, Chinese Foreign Ministry
spokeswoman Hua Chunying accused Australia of committing serious crimes in
Afghanistan. "The Australian side reacted so strongly to my colleague's
personal tweet, does it mean to show that it is reasonable for some Australian
soldiers to coldly kill the innocent people in Afghanistan and it is not
unreasonable for anyone to condemn this cold crime?" she said. "What
the Australian government should do is to think thoroughly, bring the
perpetrators to justice, make a formal apology to the Afghan people, and
solemnly promise to the international community that they will never commit
this terrible crime again."”(CNN)
The
main point : Australia demands an apology from China for posting said to be
fake image on Twitter which ruin the
image of Australian soldier.
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