Qi Yu has been appointed as the Chinese foreign ministry’s new Communist Party chief, surprising many insiders. Photo: Xinhua Qi Yu has been appointed as the Chinese foreign ministry’s new Communist Party chief, surprising many insiders. Photo: Xinhua
Qi Yu has been appointed as the Chinese foreign ministry’s new Communist Party chief, surprising many insiders. Photo: Xinhua
Diplomacy
China /  Diplomacy

Diplomatic novice picked for top Communist Party job at China’s foreign ministry amid deteriorating relations with US

  • Qi Yu is parachuted in from the party’s personnel wing as President Xi Jinping continues to shake up his foreign affairs team
  • Appointment puts Qi just below Foreign Minister Wang Yi and top-ranking diplomat Yang Jiechi.

Topic |   Diplomacy
Shi JiangtaoJun Mai
Shi Jiangtao and Jun Mai

Updated: 11:22pm, 30 Jan, 2019

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Qi Yu has been appointed as the Chinese foreign ministry’s new Communist Party chief, surprising many insiders. Photo: Xinhua Qi Yu has been appointed as the Chinese foreign ministry’s new Communist Party chief, surprising many insiders. Photo: Xinhua
Qi Yu has been appointed as the Chinese foreign ministry’s new Communist Party chief, surprising many insiders. Photo: Xinhua
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