China's foreign minister removed from office a month after disappearance amid rumours of 'affair' with TV presenter
Qin's removal was announced after the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress called a special meeting with just a day’s notice on Tuesday.
It comes almost a month after Qin, 57, suddenly vanished from the public eye with no explanation from authorities as to his whereabouts.The former foreign minister was a protege of Xi Jinping, and his disappearance was first put down to health reasons, which records of have since been removed from official news conference transcripts, but Qin still remains to be seen.
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