A cartoon showing the Chinese flag with the usual stars replaced by the coronavirus was published in Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten's Monday edition. Photo: Reuters
A cartoon showing the Chinese flag with the usual stars replaced by the coronavirus was published in Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten's Monday edition. Photo: Reuters
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China angered by coronavirus cartoon in Danish newspaper

  • Image printed in Jyllands-Posten depicts Chinese flag with stars replaced by viruses
  • Embassy demands apology, saying cartoon is ‘insult to China’ and ‘crossed bottom line of civilised society’

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Updated: 2:04pm, 17 Feb, 2020

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A cartoon showing the Chinese flag with the usual stars replaced by the coronavirus was published in Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten's Monday edition. Photo: Reuters
A cartoon showing the Chinese flag with the usual stars replaced by the coronavirus was published in Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten's Monday edition. Photo: Reuters
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