US EditionAuthorities Allegedly ‘Take Away’ Top Chinese Diplomat: Who Is Liu Jianchao?
- The Chinese government has detained Liu Jianchao, a prominent diplomat, for questioning after his return to Beijing in late July 2025.
- Liu Jianchao, who had been a leading candidate for the next Foreign Minister, is the highest-ranking diplomat investigated since former Minister Qin Gang's removal.
- His detention follows a trip to the U.S. where he met former Secretary of State Antony Blinken, raising questions about his future role in Chinese leadership.
- Experts suggest Liu's arrest signals strict discipline in China's diplomacy and upcoming internal changes within its diplomatic corps.
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der Standard DEHe was acted as China's next foreign minister, and now Liu Jianchao has been pulled out of circulation for "questioning." How uncertain is Beijing's regime?
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mannheim24.deLiu Jianchao was acting as the next Chinese foreign minister, now he was apparently arrested. Does China's head of state still have control over his government?
He was acted as a possible next foreign minister of China, but now Liu Jianchao has been arrested. Is he part of the long list of disappeared and wounded in the Party's power apparatus?
·Germany
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