Insult atop injury to Syrian photographer as China diplomat misuses war photos — Radio Free Asia

A screen grab of Zhao Lijian's tweet of Jan. 24, 2022 falsely describing Syrian war scenes as from Afghanistan  shared by fellow Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Hua Chunying. Credit: Ali Haj Suleiman.

When Ali Haj Suleiman saw his prize-winning photos of kids scavenging in war debris shared on Twitter by a leading Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson, the Syrian photojournalist was not flattered. The kids of war-torn Syria were provided as victims of U.S. military actions in Afghanistan. Suleiman took screengrabs of the tweet and tagged representative Zhao

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