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Report: China's ex-foreign minister ousted after allegations of affair in US
video A leading US newspaper says China's former foreign minister was ousted because of an extramarital affair he had while serving as ambassador to the United States. The Wall Street Journal also reported on Tuesday that Qin Gang fathered a child with the woman, who has not been identified. Beijing announced in July that Qin had been replaced as foreign minister by his predecessor, Wang Yi. The paper quoted sources as saying that senior Chinese officials were informed in August that Qin had been replaced as the result of an internal Communist Party investigation that uncovered "lifestyle issues." The phrase is ... (full story)