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Could the missing Chinese foreign minister’s fate be known soon?

Chinese foreign minister Qin Gang has missed a string of diplomatic meetings while his colleagues took his place. PHOTO: AFP
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BEIJING – One month after Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang, 57, abruptly disappeared from the public eye, the government has continued to be tight-lipped on his whereabouts, saying on Monday only that China’s diplomatic activities are “steadily moving forward”.

But on the same day, Chinese state media also announced that the country’s top legislature will meet on Tuesday to review “a decision on official appointment and removal”.

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