Chinese social media app WeChat has censored a post by Australia's prime minister in the midst of a deepening diplomatic feud, raising concerns about Beijing's ability to export censorship overseas through technology groups.
The platform, which is owned by Chinese technology company Tencent, removed a post by Scott Morrison that contained a conciliatory message for the Chinese Australian community during a period of intense diplomatic tension between Canberra and Beijing.
The incident followed Australia's furious reaction to a Twitter post by a Chinese diplomat this week, which falsely depicted an Australian soldier holding a knife to the throat of an Afghan child, a reference to a war crimes inquiry.
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