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China’s missing former defence & foreign ministers removed from more posts


Source: theprint.in theprint.in
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Now, Li's name as a member of the Central Military Commission (CMC) of the communist party has gone missing from China's defence ministry website. Qin has resigned as a lawmaker in the National People's Congress (NPC). Speculation about their disappearance from the public eye has arisen since China dismissed Li as defence minister in October 2023 over alleged corruption charges and Qin as foreign minister in July last year amid rumours of an affair without an official reason. New Delhi: Two former senior ministers of China, Li Shangfu and Qin Gang, who have not appeared in public in over six…

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