China’s former foreign minister resigned in July of last year. He then disappeared from the spotlight completely and today he resigned from the National Legislature. Host Marco Werman speaks with Isabel Hilton, founder of the China Dialogue Trust nonprofit, about disappearing officials in China and what could be a sign of friction within President Xi Jinping’s Cabinet.
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