![]() The shakeup in China’s diplomatic lineup does not necessarily indicate a changed foreign policy, including continued support for Russia’s war against Ukraine. He was in South Africa on Tuesday for diplomatic meetings and was due in Turkey on Wednesday. Without other strong contenders, it appeared likely he would retain that position at least for the short term. Wang, Qin’s predecessor and now replacement, had previously served as China’s top diplomat in his capacity as head of the party’s office of foreign affairs. The Foreign Ministry briefly chalked his absence up to bad health, but - in another tactic sometimes used by the party and government - scrubbed the reference from its official news conference transcript and has said since that it had no information. Qin, who comes from a powerful family of party luminaries, last appeared on camera at a meeting with Sri Lanka’s foreign minister in Beijing on June 25. However, he was still referred to on the central government’s main site as a Cabinet-level state councilor, a possible sign that his political career wasn’t entirely over. Within minutes, all mentions and photos of him had been removed from the Foreign Ministry’s website. ![]() In its announcement on the national evening news, state broadcaster CCTV gave no reason for Qin’s removal. officials said as much about Qin’s departure after learning of the move. The step to remove Qin Gang after less than a year and replace him with Wang Yi doesn’t appear to signal any significant change in the hard-edged foreign policy adopted in recent years by leader Xi Jinping, who oversees the world’s second-largest economy - and a nation that is the primary U.S. BEIJING (AP) - China removed its sometimes outspoken foreign minister on Tuesday and replaced him with his predecessor at an unusually scheduled meeting, a move that has fueled rumors about what might be going on with the nation’s Communist Party elite. ![]()
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