Suspicion deepens as absence of China’s foreign minister persists

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BEIJING/JAKARTA, July 20 (Reuters) - Days before a conference of foreign ministers this month, China told host Indonesia it was switching its representative due to "unexpected circumstances", prompting a scramble in Jakarta to resize the traditional gift of a shirt for attendees. The planned recipient of the colorful batik top was Chinese foreign minister Qin Gang, who has not been seen in nearly a month and is set to miss at least one other important meeting, in South Africa, next week. The government has since said Qin is off for unspecified health reasons, but with those and other comments excised...