China-Australian relations reached a new low this week when a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson posted a fake image on Twitter of an Australian special forces soldier slitting the throat of an Afghan child with its head wrapped in an Australian flag as it cradled a lamb. It was a swipe at Australia's investigation into alleged war crimes in Afghanistan. Prime Minister Scott Morrison demanded an apology from the Chinese government and asked Twitter to take down the image. More than 24 hours later the image was still up, the Chinese media piled on with further insults against the Australian government, and the tweet had garnered 36,000 likes.
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