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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

China says its foreign minister is ill. A senior diplomat will take his place at ASEAN

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang is unwell and the country’s senior diplomat will take his place at a two-day summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations this week in Jakarta, Indonesia, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin gave no details of what was ailing Qin, who has not been seen in public in more than two weeks.

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