Commentary: Stony silence over Qin Gang saga does China’s reputation no favours

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Beijing’s decision to stonewall the reasons for Qin Gang’s dismissal has instead damaged China’s image as a responsible world power, says former SCMP editor-in-chief Wang Xiangwei.

, with suggestions that his dismissal was politically motivated and or that he was implicated in an extramarital affair.

The decision to replace Qin with Wang was meant to signal stability and continuity of China’s foreign policies. Wang was China’s foreign minister from March 2013 to December 2022. Having said that, speculation surrounding the saga has damaged China’s reputation and image as a responsible world power. China might be treating the whole saga as a domestic affair, which is true in a certain sense.

 

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