Scott Morrison appeals to Chinese Australians in direct WeChat message

Furious: Scott Morrison has blasted China Scott Morrison has reassured Chinese Australians that they are welcome Down Under as tensions with Beijing escalate. The prime minister made a rare post on Chinese social media platform WeChat on Tuesday night amid a furious row between Canberra and Beijing. ࢀ˜We acknowledge and greatly appreciate and value the contribution that generations of Chinese migrants have made to Australia,ࢀ™ he wrote on his account which was set up last year. ࢀ˜Our Chinese Australian community will continue to play an important role in ensuring we remain a successful, multicultural nation.ࢀ™ Canberra-Beijing relations hit a new…