https://9gag.com/gag/a85V12V
丑化五星红旗本是少有人知的局部事件，应该小事化无，减少负面影响。但我驻丹麦大使玩起战狼外交，无理取闹抗议，把小事化大，闹得世界上没人不知五星红旗可以这样来丑化，滑稽网站9gag也跟着凑热闹，结果是引起世界对中国在全世界传播肺炎的更大的愤慨。
If China hadn't demanded an apology, this wouldn't be on the news, and I wouldn't have seen it as an Australian. China you played yourself here.
意思是说：中国把自己玩了进去。