A tweet by a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman referring to possible Australian war crimes in Afghanistan has sparked a row between Beijing and Canberra. Photo: Handout
China strikes back at Australian fury over war crime tweet
- Canberra summons Chinese ambassador while Beijing says Australia should apologise to Afghanistan
- Controversial spokesman Zhao Lijian pins ‘falsified and outrageous’ post to top of his Twitter feed
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A tweet by a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman referring to possible Australian war crimes in Afghanistan has sparked a row between Beijing and Canberra. Photo: Handout
