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Charisma and diplomacy: Xi takes risk in making Wang Yi foreign policy czar

By Tom Rogan
Published July 25, 2023 9:24pm ET
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Charisma and diplomacy: Xi takes risk in making Wang Yi foreign policy czar
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi listens to a journalist's question during a press conference. | (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)


Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang has been removed from his post and replaced by Central Foreign Affairs Commission chief Wang Yi. After Chinese President Xi Jinping, Wang now holds China’s two senior most foreign policy positions. He will represent both the Chinese nation and the Chinese Communist Party.

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