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Beijing trolls towards uncertain end game

The only reason Beijing's chief Twitter troll, Lijian Zhao, knew about the alleged SAS war crimes is because they were exposed initially by a free media – something Beijing opposes.

Phillip CooreyPolitical editor

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Beijing's chief Twitter troll isLijian Zhao, the deputy director of the general information department in China's foreign ministry.

He is the same person who got a rise out of Donald Trump back in March by claiming a US soldier introduced the coronavirus to Wuhan.

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Phillip Coorey is the political editor based in Canberra. He is a two-time winner of the Paul Lyneham award for press gallery excellence. Connect with Phillip on Facebook and Twitter. Email Phillip at pcoorey@afr.com

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