Deng Yuwen (political commentator, independent scholar, researcher at China Strategic Analysis Think Tank and co-editor-in-chief of China Strategic Analysis Magazine) An investigation report released by the Australian Ministry of Defence on November 19 stated that between 2009 and 2013, 25 Australian special air service personnel stationed in Afghanistan participated in the massacre of 39 Afghan civilians, including cutting the throats of two 14-year-old Afghan teenagers who were sympathetic to the Taliban. cast into the river.
A Chinese painter made a cartoon remove background from image on the subject, which was posted on Twitter by Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian, known as the "Wolf Warrior" , and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison accused China of "publishing and Forged a propaganda image of an Australian soldier cutting the throat of a child", demanding an apology from China, which was repeatedly refuted by another Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Hua Chunying. Whether Zhao Lijian’s move was deliberately provocative, as some Western media said, put it aside for the time being. Objectively speaking, since the massacre of Afghan civilians by Australian soldiers is true, Morrison’s overreaction to Zhao’s tweet seems a bit of a fuss, but Beijing Not to be outdone, Zhao not only put his tweets and cartoons at the top, but the Chinese Foreign Ministry also put on a stance of fighting to the end in the counterattack.
Some people believe that this cartoon of Australian soldiers cutting throats released by Zhao Lijian is to beat Australia and the West, take care of their own human rights, and refrain from pointing fingers at Beijing. This is likely the case. Hua Chunying raised the banner of human rights in her press conference against Canberra, criticizing Australia and some Western countries that speak for Australia for setting double standards on this issue. However, this matter does not only reflect the actions of Zhao himself or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, because although Zhao posted cartoons on his personal Twitter, given that China has always had disciplinary requirements on foreign affairs, there is reason to believe that such sensitive and Tweets that may cause diplomatic disputes must be careful.