China appoints Qin Gang as country’s new foreign minister

China appoints Qin Gang as country’s new foreign minister: President Xi Jinping’s longtime assistant Qin Gang was named as China’s next foreign minister on Friday.
Wang Yi, China’s former foreign minister for the previous ten years, is replaced by Qin Gang who served as ambassador to the United States.

January 2023 Current Affairs Quiz

In October, Wang Yi, 69, was elevated to the Chinese Communist Party’s politburo and is anticipated to take on a larger role in foreign affairs.  He will replace Wang Yi, who is now a Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and State Councilor.

He was previously the spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry and later rose to the rank of Vice Minister is closely associated with Mr. Xi.