Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang was removed from his ministerial post and top diplomat Wang Yi was reinstated to the portfolio at a parliament session Tuesday, the country's state media said, in an unusual move that may deal a blow to leader Xi Jinping.Qin, who was seen as handpicked by Xi to become foreign minister last December, disappeared from public view in late June, fueling speculation about his downfall.The Foreign Ministry had cited unspecified "health reasons" in explaining why Qin skipped recent international conferences, but the official Xinhua News Agency did not report on th…READ FULL ARTICLE
