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Politburo Standing Committee member and former Tianjin chief Zhang Gaoli at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 8, 2015. Wang Zhao/AFP/Getty Images
A spokesperson for China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the sexual scandal allegation involving a former Chinese vice premier is “not a diplomatic issue.” A couple of Chinese commentators offered different interpretations to queries from The Epoch Times.