The move comes a month after the diplomat disappeared from public view, spurring rampant speculation on his whereabouts. Read more at straitstimes.com.
BEIJING - China removed Mr Qin Gang as Foreign Minister on Tuesday after just half a year on the job, and exactly a month after he disappeared from public view, spurring rampant speculation on his whereabouts.
The meeting, confirmed only a day earlier, also saw central bank stalwart Yi Gang make way for his deputy Pan Gongsheng as governor of the People’s Bank of China.missing a string of key diplomatic events and meetings both at home and abroad. Pundits also speculated about who would take over the foreign ministry if Mr Qin was removed. Mr Liu Jianchao, 59, who heads the Communist Party of China’s international liaison department, and vice foreign minister Ma Zhaoxu, 59, were named as possible candidates.
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