Where is Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang? Lawmaker’s absence sparks buzz
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Where is Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang? Lawmaker’s absence sparks buzz

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Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang has remained wholly out of the public eye for the past month, sparking intense debate about his whereabouts. While officials indicate that he missed the recent ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ meeting due to health reasons people have remained skeptical. He was absent during high-profile visits by senior US officials Janet Yellen and John Kerry and even missed an annual foreign ministers’ ASEAN meeting in Indonesia last week. “State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang is unable to attend this series of foreign ministers’ meetings due to health reasons,” Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at a daily briefing last week.

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