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Zhao last week said China strongly condemned the actions of Australian Special Forces (SAS) soldiers who executed dozens of Afghans. The crime has been confirmed by the Australian military investigative report and the soldiers involved have been fired. (Read: The sadism of Australian Special Forces in Afghanistan: Shoot in the head, slit the throat of the citizen)
“The report fully exposes the hypocrisy of human rights and freedom that these Western countries always speak of,” Zhao criticized.
However, Zhao dramatically stepped up his attacks on Australia, saying on Twitter that he was shocked by the killing of Afghan civilians and prisoners by Australian soldiers. He thentweet picture photoshop which shows a laughing Australian soldier holding a bloody knife to the throat of a child holding a sheep.
The child’s face was covered with a blue cloth. The text below the uploaded photo reads: “Fear not, we have come to bring you peace!“
Australian Prime Minister (PM) Scott Morrison has demanded an apology from Beijing over the fabricated photo.
Morrison said Australia was working on removing the “utterly disgusting” images in theposting by Zhao Lijian, spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. (Read: Australian Special Forces Executes Handcuffed Afghan Prisoners)
“This is totally outrageous and cannot be justified on any basis … The Chinese government should be really ashamed of this post. It reduces them in the eyes of the world, “Morrison told a news conference, was quoted as saying Reuters.
He said countries around the world were watching how Beijing responded to tensions in Australia’s relations with China.
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