Is anyone following this? Do you believe it is actually fake like the aus gov is saying?

Here's the original tweet: CW really graphic https://twitter.com/zlj517/status/1333214766806888448

Prime Minister Scott Morrison is demanding the Chinese Government delete a "repugnant" tweet attacking the Australian Defence Force in the wake of a landmark war crimes inquiry.

Key points: The shocking image has been described as "rank propaganda" by one Federal Government source Last week China said it "strongly condemned" the actions of Australian soldiers who allegedly committed war crimes

A long-awaited report released earlier this month found soldiers murdered at least 39 Afghans during the war The Chinese Government posted the extraordinary and violent fake image of an Australian soldier murdering a child, as relations between the two nations continue to spiral downwards.

China and Russia have both attacked Australia in the wake of the release of the Brereton report which found Australian special forces committed at least 39 unlawful killings during the war in Afghanistan.

edit: I think it;s just an artistic propaganda rendition of the following real event. The "fake" accusation is really weird and a total red herring, dont think china is claiming its real:

The report detailed shocking revelations from an earlier 2016 inquiry, by Samantha Crompvoets, that SAS soldiers slit the throats of two 14-year-old boys they thought might be Taliban sympathisers. The deaths do not appear to be included in the 39 figure reached by the inquiry.

"They stopped, searched the boys and slit their throats," it said.

"The rest of the troop then had to 'clean up that mess', which involved bagging the bodies and throwing them into a nearby river."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-19/afghan-war-crimes-report-released-what-you-need-to-know/12899880