China appoints Qin Gang, a trusted aide of President Xi Jinping, as new foreign minister replacing the influential senior diplomat, Wang Yi
A rising star in the foreign ministry, Qin rose through various positions including as the ministry's spokesman and postings at the Chinese embassy in Britain. Qin, 56, and currently China's ambassador to the United States, replaces Wang Yi, who has been foreign minister for the past decade.
Following his appointment on Friday, Qin will return to Beijing from Washington after 17 months as China's 11th ambassador to the United States. A rising star in the foreign ministry, Qin rose through various positions including as the ministry's spokesman and postings at the Chinese embassy in Britain.
In an essay published in American bi-monthly magazine the National Interest this week, Qin gave an overview of China's position on foreign policy and reiterated that China-US relations were not a zero-sum game.Qin also served as foreign ministry vice minister and had served Xi as his chief protocol officer between 2014 to 2018 before his promotion to assistant and then vice foreign minister.
During two stints as foreign ministry spokesman from 2006-2010 and 2011-2014, Qin was known for striking an assertive posture, often making sharp comments in defence of China.A Politico report said that after Qin took charge of the Chinese embassy in Washington DC, the White House had restricted Qin’s access to high-level US officials for months. Meanwhile, Wang Yi, the 69-year-old senior Chinese diplomat is expected to play a bigger role in foreign policy.
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