China: Foreign Minister Qin Gang relieved of his duties, replaced by predecessor
In office since the end of December 2022, Mr Qin has not been seen since 25 June after a meeting with his Vietnamese counterpart in Beijing
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00:00 Chinese Foreign Minister Ching Gan has been relieved of his duties according to state media.
00:06 No further explanation was provided.
00:08 In office since the end of December 2022, Mr. Chin has not been seen since the 25th of June.
00:14 Since then, he missed several diplomatic events,
00:17 including a major meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Indonesia around early July.
00:24 The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs justified Ching Gan's absence on the grounds of health reasons.
00:30 But that was not enough to quieten online rumors and speculation of his whereabouts.
00:36 Mr. Chin has been replaced by his predecessor Wang Yi.
00:39 Over the past month in Ching Gan's absence, Wang Yi was already fulfilling some of the duties of the now ex-minister.
00:47 [WHOOSH]