Tag: Qin

China’s Ousted Foreign Minister Qin Gang Steps Down as Lawmaker

(Bloomberg) — China’s shortest-serving Foreign Minister Qin Gang has officially stepped down from the country’s top legislative body, months after he was removed from his position and hasn’t been seen in public since. Most Read from Bloomberg The Standing Committee of the Tianjin Municipal People’s Congress has accepted Qin’s resignation, the official Xinhua News Agency […]

Senior China Envoy Dismisses Qin Gang Removal as ‘Not Uncommon’

(Bloomberg) — One of Beijing’s most senior diplomats dismissed concern over the ouster of former Foreign Minister Qin Gang, in rare public comments from a Chinese official about the mysterious episode. Most Read from Bloomberg “Personnel change is not uncommon when you see some European politicians are also sacked from their positions,” Fu Cong, ambassador […]