'Missing' Chinese foreign minister Qin Gang removed from office
Tuesday, 25 July 2023 China's foreign minister Qin Gang was removed from office on Tuesday, state media reported. Qin had not been seen in public for a month, sparking rumors of scandal and political frictions. China's Global Times news portal said the country's top legislature convened a session where it was decided that Qin would be removed from his position as foreign minister. Wang Yi has been appointed as the new foreign minister.
A spokesperson for China's foreign ministry repeatedly declines to comment on the ousting of foreign minister Qin Gang, who was abruptly removed from office by Beijing's top lawmaking body on Tuesday after just 207 days in the job. ++ COMPLETES WITH VIDI_33PV3H6++
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Tuesday, 25 July 2023
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