Twitter has become a new battleground for China's wolf-warrior diplomats | Jing Zeng

Scott Morrison's public indignation has stirred more anti-Australian sentiment within China

When Wuheqilin - a Beijing-based CG-artist - disembarked his plane at Beijing Airport on Monday, he immediately found himself caught up in the latest round in the China-Australia diplomatic boxing match. His illustration Peace Division, which he published on the dominant Chinese microblogging site Weibo a week earlier, had been tweeted by China's spokesperson Zhao Lijian, alongside a caption, in which Zhao condemns the alleged killing of Afghan civilians by Australian special forces soldiers. This digital illustration was quickly condemned by the Australian government and triggered a furious video response from Australian prime minister Scott Morrison.

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