China picks ex-navy chief as new defense minister
The appointment comes months after disappearance of predecessor Li Shangfu.
Qin Gang
China’s paranoid purge
In a sign of instability in Beijing’s top ranks, foreign policy and defense officials are vanishing as Xi roots outs perceived enemies.
Deal over dim sum: China caves to EU on data to keep investors sweet
As China’s economy stutters, Beijing gave a rare diplomatic win to the EU to ensure businesses don’t quit.
China fires missing defense minister, two months after he disappeared
Science and finance ministers both exit too, as apparent purge ramps up.
China should come clean on vanishing minister, top EU official says
Brussels’ outgoing Asia chief tells POLITICO that Beijing needs to open up on the disappearance of Qin Gang.
Beijing re-schedules Borrell visit for the autumn
Invitation to EU’s top diplomat comes after an earlier trip was cancelled last month.
Questions persist over sacking of China’s foreign minister
China’s foreign minister Qin Gang was removed from office on Tuesday (25 July), state media reported, after disappearing from the public eye for a month with little explanation from the ruling Communist Party.
China fires Foreign Minister Qin Gang
Minister had been missing from public view for weeks.
China asks EU to ‘clarify’ position on strategic relations
The EU ‘should not vacillate’ in pushing relations with Beijing forward, Chinese top diplomat Wang Yi tells EU foreign affairs chief Borrell.
China’s foreign minister, not seen in weeks, to miss ASEAN
China’s foreign minister Qin Gang will not attend a diplomatic gathering in Indonesia as expected this week, sources familiar with the matter said, extending an unexplained public absence that has lasted for more than two weeks.