China’s Former Foreign Minister Qin Gang Replaced Then Erased – Analysis

By Chris Taylor

No sooner had former Chinese foreign minister Qin Gang been replaced by his predecessor Wang Yi on Tuesday, after a mystery disappearance of a month, than he began to be erased, in a move evocative of the Mao Zedong era.  

During the Mao era, senior officials who fell out of favor and later purged were...