China replaces foreign minister.
China replaces foreign minister Qin Gang with predecessor Wang Yi, after brief stint and weeks of speculation.
BEIJING: China removed Foreign Minister Qin Gang from his post on Tuesday (Jul 25) after a one-month absence from public duties, replacing him with his predecessor Wang Yi, state media said, after weeks of speculation about what had happened to him.
"China's top legislature voted to appoint Wang Yi as foreign minister ... as it convened a session on Tuesday," state media outlet Xinhua said.
China replaces foreign minister Qin Gang with predecessor Wang Yi, after brief stint and weeks of speculation
China replaces foreign minister Qin Gang with predecessor Wang Yi, after brief stint and weeks of speculation
China's Director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission Wang Yi (left) has replaced Qin Gang as foreign minister, state media reported on Jul 25, 2023.
BEIJING: China removed Foreign Minister Qin Gang from his post on Tuesday (Jul 25) after a one-month absence from public duties, replacing him with his predecessor Wang Yi, state media said, after weeks of speculation about what had happened to him.
"China's top legislature voted to appoint Wang Yi as foreign minister ... as it convened a session on Tuesday," state media outlet Xinhua .
"Qin Gang was removed from the post of foreign minister."
The report did not give a reason for Qin's removal but said President Xi Jinping signed a presidential order to enact the decision.
The meeting, convened by the National People's Congress, was announced with just one day's notice, a move noted by CNA's Shanghai correspondent Low Minmin as "quite unusual".
Such meetings are usually made known at least seven days prior, she said, adding that Tuesday's event lasted just one day instead of the typical three to four.
Analysts say this suggests that it was an emergency meeting convened to discuss Qin's fate.
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