China’s ex-foreign minister Qin Gang has been formally removed from the ruling Communist Party’s highest decision-making body, state media reported Thursday, as a key political meeting ...

For the past year, there has been one China story I haven’t been able to get out of my head: the sudden disappearance of China’s foreign minister, Qin Gang, in the summer of 2023. Qin was a ...

“Qin Gang was removed from the post of foreign minister.” No reason was given for Qin’s removal, however, state media reported that President Xi Jinping signed a presidential order to enact ...

BEIJING--China named veteran diplomat Wang Yi its new foreign minister on Tuesday, removing former rising star Qin Gang after a mysterious one-month absence from duties barely half a year into the ...

BEIJING--Hours after China’s top legislature convened a special meeting last week to remove foreign minister Qin Gang, photos and mentions of the 57-year-old started disappearing from his former ...

The lengthy absence from public view of China's Foreign Minister Qin Gang has sparked furious online speculation, again highlighting China's secrecy. The 57-year-old has not been seen in public ...

The abrupt ousting of China’s former foreign minister Qin Gang after only seven months might be highly unusual, but the response may be in line with Beijing’s typical playbook. Beijing’s ...

Then-Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang attends the opening ceremony of the Lanting Forum in Shanghai, China, April 21, 2023. [Reuters] China's former Foreign Minister Qin Gang, who was ousted from ...

In this photo provided by the Myanmar Military True News Information Team, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, right, head of the military council, talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang ...