Scott Morrison has caused widespread outrage in China after an embarrassing slip of the tongue during his address at the UN climate summit.
The Prime Minister was speaking about Australia's approach and commitment to climate change at the COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland on Tuesday when he made the shocking blunder.
During the address, Mr Morrison said there was a build in 'global momentum to tackle China,' before he quickly corrected himself and said 'climate change'.
A video of the slip-up has spread across China, with Chinese state-media outlets and social media sites running rampant over the incident.
Scott Morrison has caused widespread outrage in China after an embarrassing slip of the tongue during his address on Tuesday at the UN climate summit
The hashtag 'Australian Prime Minister Misrepresents Tackling Climate Change as Tackling China' has gone viral on Chinese online networking tool Weibo with over 130 million views.
A user of the site didn't believe Mr Morrison's words were a mistake, but instead, he was expressing what was really in his head.
Chinese state media publication Guancha.com took to social media and said that the Prime Minister's mistake showed that his mind is 'full of China'.
The Prime Minister said there was a build in 'global momentum to tackle China,' before he quickly corrected himself and said 'climate change' (Pictured: Mr Morrison at a press conference in Sydney on Friday)
A later opinion piece from the outlet targeted Mr Morrison over his blunder and the nation's approach to climate change.
'He doesn't have a passion to protect the environment but does have anti-China passion under the name of protecting [the] environment,' it said.
'This episode is the actual reflection of his mind.'
The state-run media outlet's post online has been shared by nearly 2,000 users and has been liked over 10,000 times.
A video of the slip up has spread across China, with Chinese state-media outlets and social media sites running rampant over the incident (Pictured: Mr Morrison at a press conference in Sydney on Friday with NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet)
The hashtag 'Australian Prime Minister Misrepresents Tackling Climate Change as Tackling China' has gone viral on Chinese online networking tool Weibo with over 130 million views (Pictured: Mr Morrison at the UN summit)
The Prime Minister's gaffe adds to the rising tensions between China and Australia.
In September, Scott Morrison doubled down on calls for an independent review into the origins of Covid-19 despite China inflicting months of economic pain on Australia.
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