A familiar face for the US as China’s Wang returns as foreign minister


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WASHINGTON, July 25 (Reuters) - China's decision to reappoint its top diplomat Wang Yi as foreign minister one month after former rising star Qin Gang disappeared from public view means Washington will be dealing with a familiar face in its bid to steady relations with its main strategic rival. But Wang's return to a post he held for most of the past decade is unlikely to alter the trajectory of a troubled bilateral relationship or dispel concerns about the opaque workings of President Xi Jinping's government. The removal of Qin, reputedly a Xi protege, on Tuesday came barely half a...