doctored photograph sparked an international row on Monday after China's foreign ministry spokesman, Zhao Lijian, shared it before pinning it to the top of his Twitter page.
China's Global Times newspaper, known for nationalistic views went as far as interviewing the Chinese artist who created the image.Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison slammed the tweet as "truly repugnant", and called for an apology.But the Chinese embassy in Canberra said in a statement on Tuesday: "The rage and roar of some Australian politicians and media is nothing but misreading of and overreaction to Mr Zhao's tweet."Australia's Foreign Affairs and Trade secretary had called ambassador Cheng Jingye on Monday to complain about the social media post.Cheng.
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