The former head of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, who disappeared in the summer, died in a Beijing hospital – Politico

Former Chinese Foreign Minister could die in July 2023/Collage 24 Channel

Former Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang disappeared in July 2023 after being fired from his position. Journalists from Politoco noted that the Chinese politician died soon after his dismissal.

The authors of the material suggested that the former head of the Chinese ministry could have died from torture or commit suicide. However, this information cannot be verified due to the opacity of the PRC system.

Qin Gang could have died in July 2023

Politico journalists highlighted that Qin Gang played a critical role in overseeing President Xi Jinping's interactions with foreign dignitaries from 2014 to 2018. After a short period as Deputy Foreign Minister, Qin Gang was quickly appointed Ambassador to Washington in July 2021, and only 18 months later he became Foreign Minister.

However, on June 25 2023 Qin Gang mysteriously disappeared from view after meetings in Beijing with the foreign ministers of Sri Lanka and Vietnam, as well as Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Andrei Rudenko.

Rumors of His disappearance was initially centered around an affair with a reporter from the Chinese television company Phoenix TV named Fu Xiaotian. The authors of the material emphasized that, according to unverified information, he fathered a child with him, who is a US citizen.

With all that said, insiders with access to high-ranking officials have revealed that the real reason for Qin Gang's sudden disappearance is his involvement in a much more serious scandal. The scandal reportedly involves the Secretary of Defense and several generals who ran China's missile forces, responsible for the country's nuclear weapons program.

Notably, around the same time as Qin Gang disappeared, commander-in-chief of the Rocket Forces Li Yuchao, his deputy Liu Guangbin and former deputy Zhang Zhengzhong were also missing. All of them were officially discharged and replaced by Navy and Air Force officers, an extremely rare occurrence since senior commanders of missile units usually receive promotions.

After acknowledging the purge of the missile force, Li Shangfu, who was appointed China's defense minister by President Xi Jinping in March 2023, also disappeared. At the end of October, his official dismissal was announced, which further deepened the intrigue around this scandal.

Finally, journalists noted that, given the opacity of the Chinese system, it is impossible to definitively confirm these reports . The Chinese government also does not comment on the internal workings of the Communist Party. It is believed that the minister may have died in the hospital for officials in Beijing.

Earlier, Qin Gang disappeared after his dismissal

• The Chinese authorities replaced the country's Foreign Minister on July 25, 2023. Wang Yi became the new head of the ministry.
• This happened after the former head of the Chinese Foreign Ministry suddenly disappeared from view. It was assumed that he could have been fired.
• At the same time, there are several versions of why the Chinese minister disappeared: from an affair with his mistress to a banal struggle for power. Read everything that is known about the disappearance of Qin Gang in the material.