Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang. File | Photo Credit: AP In a surprise move, former Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang, who went missing after he was unceremoniously sacked last year, resigned from China’s national legislature ahead of its key annual session next week. The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), which concluded its … Read more
Chinese Defence Minister Gen. Li Shangfu has been replaced after he was missing for almost two months with little explanation. | Photo Credit: AP China has replaced Defence Minister Gen. Li Shangfu, who has been out of public view for almost two months with little explanation, state media reported on October 24. Mr. Li is … Read more
Chinese Defence Minister Li Shangfu delivers a speech at XI Moscow conference on international security in the Moscow region, Russia, August 15, 2023. Credit: Russian Defence Ministry/Handout via REUTERS | Photo Credit: VIA REUTERS China’s Defence Minister Li Shangfu has become the latest senior Chinese official caught up in swirling political rumours, with reports on … Read more
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar during a bilateral meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang on the sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Foreign Ministers’ meeting, in Goa, India on Thursday, May 4, 2023. | Photo Credit: ANI The situation along the India-China border is “generally stable” and both sides should “draw lessons from history”, … Read more
Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang has been elevated to the rank of State Councillor. | File Photo | Photo Credit: Bloomberg Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang has been elevated to the rank of State Councillor, which will put him in line for his likely appointment for the post of China’s Special Representative for India-China boundary … Read more
BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang warned Tuesday that Beijing and Washington are headed for “conflict and confrontation” if the U.S. doesn’t change course, striking a combative tone at a moment when relations between the rivals are at a historic low. In his first news conference since taking office late last year, Qin’s harsh language … Read more
Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang looks on during a press conference held on the sidelines of the annual meeting of China’s National People’s Congress, in Beijing, on March 7, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP The Ukraine crisis seems to be driven by an “invisible hand” pushing for the protraction and escalation of the conflict, China’s … Read more