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Qin Gang ousted – predecessor Wang becomes his successor

Qin Gang has not reappeared, but at least he is now officially ousted.

Von Finn Mayer-Kuckuk

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Further speculation about Qin Gang

No sign of Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang: After he was already absent from the foreign ministers' meeting of the Southeast Asian community of states ASEAN in the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Friday and Saturday, the leadership in Beijing continues to give no information about the whereabouts of its foreign minister. The Japanese news agency Kyodo reports an "extramarital affair" with a well-known television journalist from the Hong Kong station Phoenix citing Taiwanese media.

Von Newsdesk

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Qin Gang misses summit due to health reason

Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang will not attend the foreign ministers' meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Indonesia this week due to his "physical condition." China's top diplomat Wang Yi will represent him there, Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin announced at a regular press conference on Tuesday. The spokesman declined to give further details of Qin's health.

Von Newsdesk

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After Wagner rebellion: China gathers information on the situation

Foreign Minister Qin Gang met with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko in Beijing on Sunday. The leadership apparently wants to get a picture of the situation in the neighboring country.

Von Finn Mayer-Kuckuk

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Qin in Berlin: Difficult search for common ground

Annalena Baerbock receives Foreign Minister Qin Gang in Berlin. It is their third meeting in only a few weeks. But there is no sign of burgeoning harmony, especially after China recently uninvited Baerbock's cabinet colleague Christian Lindner.

Von Michael Radunski

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Baerbock's clear words

On the second day of her trip, Annalena Baerbock addresses clear words to her hosts. With success. There was a verbal exchange of blows on the subject of human rights. However, the German foreign minister managed to extract a clear commitment from the Chinese leadership on the issue of Russia.

Von Michael Radunski

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Borrell postpones Beijing trip due to Covid infection

Originally, the EU foreign representative Josep Borrell wanted to arrive in Beijing on Thursday. But due to a Covid infection, he has canceled his trip.

Von Newsdesk

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Japan joins chip sanctions

After the Netherlands, Japan now also restricts the export of semiconductor manufacturing machinery. Both high-tech countries are thus following the sanctions imposed by the USA. Japanese-Chinese relations are at rock bottom.

Von Finn Mayer-Kuckuk

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Qin Gang – How China's new foreign minister sees the world

Qin Gang is China's new foreign minister. The formerly gruff wolf warrior has risen to become the People's Republic's chief diplomat. Some are now hoping for détente between China and the United States. But probably in vain.

Von Michael Radunski

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China's perspective: The limit of the tolerable has been crossed

Why is China reacting so harshly to Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan? Among other things, Beijing sees it as a paradigm shift on the part of the US: The historic one-China principle is being deliberately softened. The two sides are thus accusing each other of softening the status quo on the Taiwan Strait.

Von Christiane Kühl

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The panda bares its claws

China's new ambassador to the US, Qin Gang, sends a conciliatory signal at the beginning of his term in office with a message of greeting to a panda bear. But when it comes to COVID-19, it becomes clear that this new ambassador is also able to display a fierce attitude towards Washington. After all, unlike diplomats of democratic systems, Qin enjoys considerably less leeway in his work.

Von Marcel Grzanna