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Missing ministers and policy backflips: Xi Jinping’s challenges mount

Missing ministers and policy backflips: Xi Jinping’s challenges mount

A missing foreign minister shines an unwelcome spotlight on a secretive and autocratic regime as questions grow about Xi’s management of the world’s second-largest economy.

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Tokyo | It has been a mystery dominating China’s social media feeds for weeks.

Qin Gang, a relatively young rising star in Xi Jinping’s inner circle and the country’s foreign minister, had not been seen since June 25. When he started missing high-level diplomatic meetings, the rumour mill went into overdrive.

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Michael SmithHealth editorMichael Smith is the health editor for The Australian Financial Review. He is based in Sydney. Connect with Michael on Twitter. Email Michael at michael.smith@afr.com

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