US Invites New Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi After Predecessor’s Ouster

The United States said that it has extended an invitation to newly-appointed Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi, following the sudden dismissal of Qin Gang, who had been completely out of the public eye for over a month.

China's newly appointed Foreign Minister Wang Yi attends a meeting with his Turkish counterpart, in Ankara, Turkey, on July 26, 2023. POOL/AFP via Getty Images

The United States stated on Aug. 1 that new Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has been invited for a visit, in an offer that had originally been made to Wang’s predecessor, Qin Gang.

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) last week reappointed Mr. Wang as China’s foreign minister, a position he had held for 10 years until the end of 2022, after Mr. Qin was removed from the role on July 25, just seven months after taking the job and a month after disappearing from the public eye.