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DW: What happened to China’s missing foreign minister?
Qin Gang has not been seen at any diplomatic events for over three weeks, just months after taking on the role. His mysterious absence has underlined the secrecy of Beijing’s top-level politics.
As of Wednesday, China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang has been absent from the public eye for 24 days, marking more than three weeks since his last reported diplomatic meetings on June 25.
At the relatively young age of 57, he became one of the youngest foreign ministers in Chinese history when he assumed office in December. He was, at the time, widely regarded as a trusted confidant of Chinese President Xi Jinping.
His disappearance has brought up difficult questions for Beijing, both inside and outside of China.
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Where Is China’s Foreign Minister?
Where Is China’s Foreign Minister? Beijing Won’t Clear Up the Mystery. — New York Times
Qin Gang: China’s ‘missing’ foreign minister sparks guessing game — BBC
Where is Qin Gang? China’s foreign minister has not been seen in public for three weeks — The Guardian
Suspicion deepens as absence of China’s foreign minister persists — Reuters
China foreign minister vanishes from public eye for 3 weeks — Nikkei Asia