China’s New US Ambassador Misses CCP Military Event at DC Embassy Over Injury

China’s Ambassador to the United States has missed a significant event at the Chinese embassy in Washington, D.C., just days after his predecessor in Beijing was removed from his post as China’s foreign affairs minister.

The Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China in the HKSAR Xie Feng gives a speech at a press conference in Hong Kong on Feb. 7, 2020. PHILIP FONG/AFP via Getty Images

Chinese Ambassador to the U.S. Xie Feng missed a military event on July 25 at the Chinese Embassy in Washington because of what the embassy stated was an injury that he suffered at a recent conference.

The embassy said Mr. Xie was injured in an accidental fall while attending the Aspen Security Forum in Colorado last week. No details were available regarding his injury.