China’s foreign minister removed from post

Exactly one month after Qin Gang disappeared from public view, on Tuesday, his removal and his successor was announced in Chinese state media. No explanation was given. The sometimes outspoken foreign minister was last seen in public on June 25. The World’s Marco Werman speaks to Jeff Wasserstrom, professor of history at UC Irvine to learn more about Gang’s mysterious removal.

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