What’s Thucydides Trap & war crimes in Afghanistan push brawling China, Australia deeper in conflict

#CutTheClutter #China #Australia
In yet another escalation of diplomatic tensions, Chinese spokesperson Zhao Lijian shared a morphed, horrifying picture of an Australian soldier slitting the throat of an Afghan child, angering Australian PM Scott Morrison who demanded an unconditional apology. In episode 630 of The Print's Cut The Clutter, Shekhar Gupta explains how China is turning the knife into Australia's heart after its own inquiry revealed the war crimes led by its elite soldiers in Afghanistan.

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Watch Cut The Clutter ep 623 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtO50dFhgGw
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Read the Guardian article here: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/dec/01/photo-reveals-australian-soldier-drinking-dead-taliban-prosthetic-leg
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Read the South China Morning Post article here: https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3111859/other-thucydides-trap-between-china-and-australia
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Read the Financial Times article here: https://www.ft.com/content/5d695b5a-ead3-11e1-984b-00144feab49a
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Read the New York Times article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/30/world/australia/china-tweet-soldier.html
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