‘Chewing gum stuck on the sole of our shoes’: the China-Australia war of words – timeline
Calls for an investigation into the causes of coronavirus have enraged Beijing. Here’s how the spat unfolded
• China bristles at Australia’s call for investigation into coronavirus origin
An extraordinary war of words has erupted between Australia and China after Australia backed calls for an international investigation into the causes of the Covid-19 outbreak. Here we look at how the verbal stoush escalated: