Doubling down on their pressure strategy against Australia, one of China’s top diplomats has tweeted a fake news image of an Australian soldier beheading an Afghan child.

It’s just the latest attack by Beijing on America’s closest Indo-Pacific ally. Furious that Canberra has chosen to stand with the United States and the rule of international law in the Indo-Pacific, China is now waging a diplomatic and economic onslaught against Australia. As of this publication, the tweet remains pinned on Zhao Lijian’s page.