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    Why the West Lost Its Cool Over a West-Inspired Image

    Dec 17, 2020 2 minutes
    By Li Fangfang
    Copyedited by Sudeshna Sarkar

    Asatirical computer-generated (CG) image featuring an Australian soldier cutting the throat of a child in Afghanistan has created a furor since November 29, when it was posted by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison demanded China apologize for the “doctored image,” successfully redirecting the international attention from focusing on the country’s war crimes to blaming China.

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