The Chinese government quietly dismissed its minister of foreign affairs who has been missing from public for one month, CCTV News reported on Tuesday.
China’s National People’s Congress published a list of appointments and dismissals that replaced Qin Gang, the minister of foreign affairs, with his predecessor, Wang Yi, according to Chinese state-run media outlet CCTV News.
Qin has been missing since June 25 when he met with diplomats from Russia, Sri Lanka and Vietnam, Chinese state-run media outlet China Daily reported.