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Top Contender for China’s Next Foreign Minister
Predictions are in for Beijing’s next foreign minister, and according to insider sources, one name has risen above all others. Liu Jianchao leads the Chinese Communist Party’s international department—which usually handles relations with other communist nations like North Korea—and thus has noticeably less experience dealing with the White House than is typical for Beijing’s chief […]
China Scrubs Ousted Foreign Minister Qin Gang From Web
Disappearing acts of the diplomatic kind. All traces of outgoing foreign minister Qin Gang, were scrubbed from the Chinese Foreign Ministry’s website. His predecessor Wang Yi, now taking his place. Qin Gang’s removal and prolonged absence from the public eye has raised all sorts of questions around the Chinese communist party’s opaque system. No reason […]
China Replaces Foreign Minister Qin Gang After Month-Long Absence
China on Tuesday removed its newly appointed foreign minister Qin Gang, ending speculation about his future after the month-long, unexplained vanishing act. Top diplomat Wang Yi replaced Mr. Qin to become China’s foreign minister, according to state media Xinhua. Mr. Wang had served as the foreign minister for nearly a decade before being appointed to […]
Rumors, Speculation Rife as Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang Vanishes From Public View
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 […]
No Drill: The CCP Is Preparing for a Shooting War–Webinar by Committee on the Present Danger: China
In a webinar held by Committee on the Present Danger: China on March 16, the implications of the Chinese military’s recent operations and how the United States should deter war were discussed. The panelists include: Gordon G. Chang, senior fellow of Gatestone Institute; Ross Kennedy, founder of Fortis Analysis; Charles “Sam” Faddis, former CIA clandestine […]
Secretary Blinken Meets With South Korean Foreign Minister
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin hold a press conference at 2: 45 p.m. ET on Feb. 3, at the State Department after their meeting. NTD will livestream the press conference.
Israeli Foreign Minister Lapid Tests Positive for COVID-19
JERUSALEM—Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said on Monday he had tested positive for COVID-19 but was in good health. Lapid, who heads the largest party in the government, was isolating at home, according to a spokesperson. “I feel great because I am vaccinated. Go get vaccinated, put on a mask, we will get through this […]
US Sanctions Russian Oil Trading Firm for Role in Venezuela
WASHINGTON—The Trump administration announced sanctions on Feb. 18 on a Russian state-controlled brokerage that has helped the Venezuelan government skirt an American oil embargo and enabled President Nicolas Maduro keep his grip on power in the South American country. Administration officials said Rosneft Trading S.A. and its president, Didier Casimiro, would be added to a […]
US Denies Iranian Foreign Minister Visa to Attend UN Event
The United States denied Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif a visa to attend an upcoming United Nations event in New York City, National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien confirmed on Jan. 7. “I don’t think Secretary Pompeo thought that this was the right time for Mr. Zarif to come to the United States and whenever he […]
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop Resigns From Cabinet
SYDNEY—Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said on Aug. 26 she has resigned from new Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s Cabinet, two days after a bruising leadership battle that toppled former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull. Bishop announced she would move to the backbench and had not yet decided whether to contest the next election, which is due […]
Tillerson greets German foreign minister in Washington
German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel arrived at the U.S. State Department on May 17. He was greeted by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. The two had a brief photo-call. Gabriel arrived in Washington to visit with U.S. officials ahead of President Trump’s first foreign trip since taking office.
Secretary of State Tillerson welcomes Algerian minister
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra at the State Department on May 17. For Lamamra, it was a return to familiar grounds. “You know, I served have here 20 years ago as an ambassador,” he told Tillerson. “So you’re familiar with the place,” Tillerson responded. The pair posed for […]
Syria dominates G-7 foreign ministers’ meeting
LUCCA, Italy (AP)— Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven industrialized nations are sitting down in Italy for their first roundtable session at a meeting dominated by Syria’s civil war and Russia’s role in it. The G-7 foreign ministers discussed their response to last week’s chemical attack in Syria, which the West blames on Assad’s […]
Syria peace conference refocuses on suspected gas attack
A conference to restart Syria peace talks turned into a discussion on the suspected April 4 chemical weapon attack. When EU and Mideast foreign ministers made a plan to meet in Brussels Wednesday, April 5, to seek a solution for Syria, none could foresee that the only real topic of conversation would be yet another […]
Foreign Ministers mourn Russia explosion victims
The foreign ministers of the EU, Germany, the U.K., and France all expressed sympathy for Russian bomb-blast victims, Monday, April 3. The ministers were in Luxembourg discussing Syria when news of the subway explosion came through. The blast, midway between two stations of the St. Petersburg subway, killed at least 10 people and injured dozens […]