Wang Yi to represent China at ASEAN, raising questions over Qin Gang whereabouts
as expected this week, sources familiar with the matter said, extending an unexplained public absence that has lasted for more than two weeks.
Qin, 57, took over from Wang as foreign minister in December and was last seen in public on Jun 25 in Beijing after meeting officials from Sri Lanka, Russia and Vietnam.US Secretary of State Antony Blinken with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, on Jun 18, 2023.
Qin was supposed to meet European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell last week in Beijing but the meeting was pushed back after China informed the EU that the dates were"no longer possible", an EU spokesperson said.
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