Global Watch | Eclipsing the dragon: Growing shadows of intense power struggle in China
Arun Anand • 1 year agoThe carefully built narrative that projected China as an ascending superpower under Xi Jinping’s leadership is all set to be the first major casualty of power struggle within the CCP
After ex-foreign minister, has China's defence minister Li Shangfu disappeared?
Fp Explainers • 1 year agoRumours are circulating over the future of China’s defence minister Li Shangfu as he has ‘disappeared’ from public view. Reports state that he was last seen two weeks ago, on 29 August. The news comes after the disappearance of former foreign minister, Qin Gang, grabbed headlines across the world
China: As opacity reigns over Middle Kingdom, Xi Jinping’s weakness gets revealed
Claude Arpi • 2 years agoWe might never know the details of the stories behind the sudden disappearances and reappearances of Chinese officials, but the ‘emperor’ seems incapable of controlling his troops
Qin Gang: The meteoric rise and quick fall of China’s foreign minister
Fp Explainers • 2 years agoQin Gang lost his job as Chinese foreign minister just seven months after taking over the post. He has been missing from public view since 25 June. Just like his unexpected rise, Qin – President Xi Jinping’s acolyte – is now seeing an abrupt fall from grace
Expect to 'work well' with new Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, says US Secretary of State Antony Blinken
Fp Staff • 2 years agoFollowing the unexpected removal of the previous foreign minister Qin Gang, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday that he anticipates "working well" with China's incoming Foreign Minister Wang Yi
Antony Blinken may meet President Xi Jinping during final day of talks in Beijing
Fp Staff • 2 years agoOn the final day of a visit to Beijing aimed at repairing the country's badly strained relations, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken began discussions with China's top diplomat and could potentially meet President Xi Jinping
'Respect China's core concerns': Beijing rebukes Washington in phone call ahead of Blinken's visit
Fp Staff • 2 years agoAccording to China's foreign ministry, Qin Gang told Antony Blinken to "respect China's core concerns", such as the Taiwan issue, in an effort to reverse the giants' deteriorating relationship
Chinese foreign minister Qin Gang to visit Australia in July as Beijing-Canberra ties ease
Fp Staff • 2 years agoChina's foreign minister is expected to visit Australia in July as diplomatic relations between the two trading partners stabilise, according to a report, citing a source close to the Chinese government and an Australian academic
China promises to promote peace, stability in Afghanistan
Ajeyo Basu • 2 years agoQin Gang, during a meeting with Amir Khan Muttaqi, Afghanistan's Acting Foreign Minister in Islamabad under the caretaker Taliban regime, said China will always stand firmly with the Afghan people and support Afghanistan in pursuing a development path that suits its national conditions
Indo-China relations won't be normal until peace and tranquillity maintained at border: EAM
• 2 years agoJaishankar was asked to share details about his talks with Chinese Foriegn Minister Qin Gang