China has named its U.S. envoy, Qin Gang, as the new foreign minister. He is seen as one of Xi Jinping's most trusted aides and will serve at a time of strained relations between the U.S. and Beijing.
with more than a quarter-million followers, Qin is a trusted aide to China's top leader, Xi Jinping. The 56-year-old will now become one of the youngest foreign ministers in the history of the People's Republic of China.
In solving common challenges, China's diplomacy will offer"Chinese wisdom, Chinese initiatives and Chinese strength," Qin said in his first statement as foreign minister. But the new face of China's diplomacy has a long to-do list, ranging from U.S.-China relations to Beijing's partnership with Moscow, says Sun Yun, director of the China Program at the Stimson Center in Washington, D.C.
"His top priority would be to improve relations with the U.S., given the lingering domestic sentiment that is anti-U.S. [Secretary of State Antony] Blinken will be visiting China in two weeks. He also needs to improve relations with the developed countries in general to help China's economic recovery. Then he also needs to deal with Russia and North Korea," she says.Qin is already a familiar face to Chinese citizens and Beijing-based foreign journalists.
Asked by a foreign reporter in 2008 about Guns N' Roses' album"Chinese Democracy," which Chinese state media called
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