We've blurred some of it, but it shows a man in an Australian military uniforms holding a knife to an Afghan child's neck.

The image is fake, but the Chinese goal, which has been achieved, was to highlight a damning report last month into alleged Australian war crimes in Afghanistan.

On Australia's Prime minister Scott Morrison may want an apology for the tweet, but so far he hasn't got one.

Instead, his a statement from the Chinese Embassy in Australia saying.

It's our advice that the Australian side face up to the crimes committed by Australian soldiers in Afghanistan, hold those perpetrators accountable and bring justice to the victims right.

But Australia has already appointed a special investigator to gather evidence which could lead to criminal charges on the head of the Australian military has issued an apology.

He did so when the report came out.

Here's some of it.

These findings alleged the most serious breaches off military conduct and professional values.

Such alleged behavior profoundly disrespected the trust placed in us by the Afghan people.

Now that's stopping a range of Chinese state media Twitter accounts.

Here's Stephen Jet check from ABC News Australia highlighting this, saying I have lost count of the number of Chinese state media editorials lambasting Australia over the last 48 hours.

They're not flagging yet.

Well, in a bid to counter those kind of messages, Australia's prime minister Scott Morrison, posted on the Chinese social media platform wechat writing.

Australia's ability to deal with issues in a transparent and honest way is a strength of this country and one that recognizes Aled, those who serve it while the artist who made the original doctored image has responded to Scott Morrison's outrage, e feel sympathetic for him and fully understand Mr Morrison's mood right now.

But I would still advise Mr Morrison to face reality on put his efforts into domestic affairs.

The artist has now released this image, showing Scott Morrison to the right of frame, covering a dead body while pointing a finger at at the Chinese cartoonist on.

We see the press focusing on the cartoonist, too, but that argument doesn't quite add up.

The world's press covered the release of the report on Afghanistan in huge detail.

Here's The New York Times, with the headline Bloodlust and Demi gods behind an Australian forces slaughter of helpless Afghans.

CNN also went with a culture of bloodlust.

It was also reported by the Indian Express and Germany's Deutsche Avella and many, many other outlets seen in isolation.

This whole row appears to have escalated very quickly, but this is actually part of something far bigger through 2020.

Relations have worsened, not least because Australia called for an international inquiry into how covert 19 began in China on the Chinese have been imposing hefty tariffs on Australian exports, including wine.

As the Chinese are well aware, that stings.

China is the biggest destination for Australian wine.

While the state of the Australian wine industry may not seem like a matter of major international importance, this is all about the power balance between China and the West.

For some, it's a cause of concern.

A group of 200 MPs from 19 countries have launched a campaign to convince people to buy Australian wine in December as an act of solidarity.

Here's a clip off a video that it's released Cheers on also say no bowling from China.

Ah, a fine Australian wine group also says When China threatens Australia, it threatens us all.

And as my colleague Nick Bryant puts it, if you want an illustration of how the global balance of power has shifted in 2020 while the US has been in a state of such dysfunction, look at how China is flexing its muscles with Australia on.

If this is about the West, as much is about China then.

So far, President Trump has said nothing about this row for Joe Biden.

How toe handle a more assertive Chinese foreign policy is one of the many decisions that awaits him.