The report didn’t directly mention whether Qin retained his state councillor title, a more senior position. The meeting comes a day after Xi gathered his top decision-making Politburo to discuss economic policy and “other issues,” according to that meeting’s readout.
China removed Qin Gang as foreign minister just seven months into the job, marking the shortest-ever tenure for the role after the diplomat mysteriously disappeared from public view in June.
The former envoy will be replaced by his predecessor Wang Yi, state media reported, without giving an explanation for the abrupt personnel change. The nation’s top legislative body made the announcement at a snap meeting Tuesday.
