China appoints Wang Yi as foreign minister after removing Qin Gang

China claims to have removed Foreign Minister Qin Gang from his post after his absence for a month, replacing him with his predecessor Wang Yi. Xinhua News Agency reported that "China's top legislature voted to appoint Wang Yi as foreign minister...as it convened a session on Tuesday," adding that "Qin Gang was removed as foreign minister." . The Chinese government announced on Tuesday that it had removed incumbent Foreign Minister Qin Gang, one of the most prominent officials in the administration of the powerful President Xi Jinping and one of the youngest to occupy such a position. high level in his government.