Australian PM Scott Morrison has demanded that China apologise over a tweet. Photo: Reuters
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Maria Siow
Australian PM’s bid to stir nationalism over Twitter image succeeds – but in China
Canberra has demanded that Beijing apologise over an illustration retweeted by its foreign ministry spokesperson mocking Australia’s war crimes in Afghanistan
The feud could reflect Australia’s uneasiness that China – long seen as a human rights violator – is now passing the same judgment on its traditional accusers