China Appoints Wang Yi as Foreign Minister

Official media reported today, Tuesday, that "China has relieved Foreign Minister Qin Gang from his position after he was absent from public duties for a month and has reinstated his predecessor Wang Yi to the position." Qin, who is 59 years old, has not appeared in public since June 25, when he met with visiting diplomats in Beijing. After missing an international diplomatic summit in Indonesia, the ministry stated that he is on leave due to an undisclosed health issue, but the lack of detailed information has sparked a wave of speculation.