Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s chief diplomat has been mysteriously missing from the political scene for weeks. Rumors are rife over Qin Gang’s vanishing act. Was it due to health concerns, extramarital affairs, or falling out of political favor? Taiwan is reporting a record number of Chinese warships circling the island. What’s driving Beijing’s military flex?…

Chinese foreign minister Qin Gang has disappeared from public view for more than three weeks, sparking intense speculation and media attention. Mr. Qin’s last public appearance was on June 25 in Beijing, when he met with the foreign ministers of Sri Lanka, Vietnam, and Russia. Since then, Mr. Qin, 57, has been absent from a…

The Chinese regime has supported Russia to maintain its national stability, Beijing’s foreign ministry said on Sunday, a day after a short-lived mutiny in Moscow. In a statement released late Sunday, a spokesperson of Beijing’s foreign ministry described the armed uprising led by the boss of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group Yevgeny Prigozhin over the weekend as…

U.S. State Secretary Antony Blinken had a “robust conversation” with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and other top diplomats in Beijing, ending a two-day trip that some critics have argued is a win for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Blinken, the most senior U.S. official to travel to China since President Joe Biden took office, met…

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken had a “robust conversation” with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and other top diplomats in Beijing on June 19, ending a two-day trip that some critics have argued is a win for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Blinken, the most senior U.S. official to travel to China since President Joe…

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken had a “robust conversation” with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and other top diplomats in Beijing on June 19, ending a two-day trip that some critics have argued is a win for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Blinken, the most senior U.S. official to travel to China since President Joe…

Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Chinese foreign minister Qin Gang on June 17, hours after arriving in China for a two-day visit. The timing of his trip, however, has been met with criticism as experts and U.S. lawmakers say that visiting China was a mistake and ill-advised. Blinken is the highest-level American official…

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Chinese foreign minister Qin Gang in Beijing on June 17, part of a two-day visit that has drawn criticism as experts and U.S. lawmakers say that visiting China was a mistake. Blinken, the highest-level U.S. official to set foot in China since President Joe Biden took office…

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on June 17 had a “candid” talk with Chinese foreign minister Qin Gang in Beijing, the two sides said, at the start of a two-day visit that has drawn criticism as experts and U.S. lawmakers say that visiting China was a mistake. Blinken, the highest-level U.S. official to set…

China’s foreign minister voiced support for Burma’s “sovereignty” in a rare visit to the military-ruled country on May 2 as Western countries continue to shun the junta for its violence against civilians. Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang began his three-day visit to Burma—also known as Myanmar—on Tuesday, where he met with junta leader Min Aung…