China replaces missing foreign minister Qin Gang

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Chinese foreign minister Qin Gang has been replaced by his predecessor and country’s most senior diplomat Wang Yi. Photograph: Thomas Peter/Getty Images China has announced the replacement of foreign minister Qin Gang, one month after the former high-flying favourite of president Xi Jinping disappeared from public view. Mr Qin’s sudden disappearance came as the government was trying to restore dialogue with Washington and conduct a charm offensive with European nations after several years of increasingly tense relations. The affair has threatened to become an embarrassment for Mr Xi, who analysts say handpicked Mr Qin for the foreign minister role, in...