China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang ousted as love child rumors swirl

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China’s foreign minister was ousted from his post after disappearing from the public eye for more than a month — prompting rumors on social media that he fathered a love child with a Cambridge-educated TV presenter. Qin Gang, 57, was replaced by his predecessor Wang Yi, 69, Tuesday in a dramatic move inside the Chinese government. Gang has only been in his role since December, but he hasn’t been publicly seen since June 25 when he met with a Sri Lankan minister in Beijing. His absence has caused speculation to swirl on Chinese social media, including that Gang, reportedly a...