Serving with Li Shangfu, Wang Xiaohong, Wu Zhenglong, Shen Yiqin
Premier
Li Qiang
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 30 December 2022 – 25 July 2023
Premier
Li Keqiang
Li Qiang
Preceded by
Wang Yi
Succeeded by
Wang Yi
Chinese Ambassador to the United States
In office 27 July 2021 – 5 January 2023
Preceded by
Cui Tiankai
Succeeded by
Xie Feng
Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 7 September 2018 – 27 July 2021
Serving with Zheng Zeguang, Ma Zhaoxu, Luo Zhaohui
Minister
Wang Yi
Preceded by
Li Baodong
Succeeded by
Deng Li
Director of the Protocol Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
In office 2 January 2015 – 7 September 2018
Preceded by
Zhang Kunsheng
Succeeded by
Hong Lei
Director of the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
In office December 2011 – January 2015
Preceded by
Ma Zhaoxu
Succeeded by
Liu Jianchao
Personal details
Born
(1966-03-19) 19 March 1966 (age 58) Tianjin, Hebei, China (now Tianjin, China)
Political party
Chinese Communist Party (1988–present)
Spouse
Lin Yan
Children
2
Alma mater
University of International Relations (LLB)
Cabinet
Li Qiang Government
Signature
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
秦刚
Traditional Chinese
秦剛
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Qín Gāng
Qin Gang (Chinese: 秦刚; pinyin: Qín Gāng; born 19 March 1966) is a Chinese former diplomat and politician who served as the 12th Minister of Foreign Affairs of China from December 2022 to July 2023 and as State Councillor of China from March to October 2023.
Qin previously served as Ambassador of China to the United States from 2021 to 2023, vice minister of foreign affairs of China from 2018 to 2021, director of protocol at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2015 to 2018, and director of information at Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2011 to 2015. He disappeared in public view in June 2023 and was removed from the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs on 25 July 2023. [1][2]
^"Xi Jinping's foreign minister ousted after month-long unexplained absence from public view". CNN. 25 July 2023.
^"China removes Qin Gang as foreign minister after one-month absence". CNBC. 25 July 2023.
QinGang (Chinese: 秦刚; pinyin: QínGāng; born 19 March 1966) is a Chinese former diplomat and politician who served as the 12th Minister of Foreign Affairs...
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the posts of State Councilor and Minister of National Defense and remove QinGang from the post of State Councilor. He has also been removed from the Central...
outside Asia. "Press conference by Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesman QinGang" (in Chinese). Xinhua. 2006-03-21. Archived from the original on 2007-09-13...
Zhenglong Shen Yiqin♀ QinGang (Removed from post on 24 October 2023) Secretary-General Wu Zhenglong Ministers Central Bank Governor Yi Gang → Pan Gongsheng...
Zhenglong Shen Yiqin♀ QinGang (Removed from post on 24 October 2023) Secretary-General Wu Zhenglong Ministers Central Bank Governor Yi Gang → Pan Gongsheng...
Zhenglong Shen Yiqin♀ QinGang (Removed from post on 24 October 2023) Secretary-General Wu Zhenglong Ministers Central Bank Governor Yi Gang → Pan Gongsheng...
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relationship. On April 30, 2014, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson QinGang stated at a regular press conference: "China firmly opposes the US imposing...
raised in the Bhutanese parliament. In response, Foreign Ministry spokesman QinGang of the People's Republic of China has said that the border remains in dispute...
Zhenglong Shen Yiqin♀ QinGang (Removed from post on 24 October 2023) Secretary-General Wu Zhenglong Ministers Central Bank Governor Yi Gang → Pan Gongsheng...
Zhenglong Shen Yiqin♀ QinGang (Removed from post on 24 October 2023) Secretary-General Wu Zhenglong Ministers Central Bank Governor Yi Gang → Pan Gongsheng...
Zhenglong Shen Yiqin♀ QinGang (Removed from post on 24 October 2023) Secretary-General Wu Zhenglong Ministers Central Bank Governor Yi Gang → Pan Gongsheng...
office October 2021 Serving with Ma Zhaoxu, Sun Weidong Minister Wang Yi QinGang Wang Yi Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs In office August 2020 – October...
Amir-Abdollahian after signing a joint statement on the restoration of diplomatic relations, with Chinese Foreign Minister QinGang in the background, 6 April 2023...
States, but received only a limited response. Chinese foreign minister QinGang has expressed clear concerns about Pakistan's internal instability, despite...
Zhenglong Shen Yiqin♀ QinGang (Removed from post on 24 October 2023) Secretary-General Wu Zhenglong Ministers Central Bank Governor Yi Gang → Pan Gongsheng...
Zhenglong Shen Yiqin♀ QinGang (Removed from post on 24 October 2023) Secretary-General Wu Zhenglong Ministers Central Bank Governor Yi Gang → Pan Gongsheng...
Zhenglong Shen Yiqin♀ QinGang (Removed from post on 24 October 2023) Secretary-General Wu Zhenglong Ministers Central Bank Governor Yi Gang → Pan Gongsheng...
Zhenglong Shen Yiqin♀ QinGang (Removed from post on 24 October 2023) Secretary-General Wu Zhenglong Ministers Central Bank Governor Yi Gang → Pan Gongsheng...
avoid increasing tensions. It had also summoned the Chinese ambassador QinGang to protest China's military actions in response to Pelosi's visit. The...
hate crimes and racist bullying. Chinese Ambassador to the United States QinGang expressed his condolences to Zheng's parents and urged the United States...