China’s Qin Gang to Skip Asean Meet Due to ‘Physical Condition’

  • Beijing’s top diplomat Wang Yi will attend event, says Beijing
  • Annual gathering set to draw top diplomats from US, Russia

Qin Gang

Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg

Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang will skip an international gathering of top diplomats this week due to his “physical condition,” the government in Beijing said, making a rare disclosure about the health of an official.

China’s top diplomat Wang Yi will instead attend the annual Association of Southeast Asian Nations gathering of foreign ministers in Indonesia.

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China’s Qin Gang to Skip Asean Meet Due to ‘Physical Condition’