Qin Gang has not been seen in public for over a month . He has been replaced as foreign minister by top diplomat Wang Yi . State media gave no reason for his dismissal but one expert said the digital erasure of Qin suggested he had fallen from grace .
People from the outside are totally in the dark and the episode illustrates that Chinese politics is becoming increasingly unpredictable and volatile though under a calm surface Hofung Hung an expert in Chinese politics at Johns Hopkins University told AFP .
Qins promotion over more experienced candidates first to US ambassador and then Chinas number two diplomat was attributed to the trust placed in him by Xi directly . But that did little to stem an explosion of rumours online some of which claimed the diplomats alleged affair with a prominent television anchor had landed him in hot water .
The foreign ministry had for weeks refused to give any updates on Qin despite repeated questioning after previously saying health reasons were to blame for his absence . Qin has been removed from the foreign ministry . He was replaced as Foreign Minister by Wang Yi.
He is replaced as top diplomat by top official Wang Yi, who is being rebranded as X. Wang Yi is being replaced as the foreign minister of the State Council the Ministry of Commerce and state media outlets. He has replaced him as the deputy foreign minister.
He will be replaced by the Foreign Minister of the Foreign Ministry of the Chinese State Council of the Commerce of the Central Committee of the Council of The Council of China. The Chinese State of the Commission of the National Security of the Committee of The State of The Commission of The Committee of China’s Foreign Council.
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