Australian PM blasts China over 'repugnant' doctored image of soldier shared by foreign ministry


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Scott Morrison, Australia's Prime Minister, has demanded an apology from Beijing after China's Foreign Ministry shared a doctored image depicting an Australian soldier cutting the throat of an Afghan child. Describing the image shared on social media as “truly offensive” and "repugnant”, Mr Morrison urged China to delete the tweet. “The Chinese government should be totally ashamed of this post. It diminishes them in the world's eyes… It is an absolutely outrageous and disgusting slur," he said. "Australia is seeking an apology from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and we are seeking it be removed from Twitter.” China’s Foreign Ministry...