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/BloombergChinese 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’