Foreign Affairs! Chinese envoy to Washington ‘was removed from his post for fathering a child while having an affair in the United States’
- Qin Gang was China’s top diplomat until July, when he was abruptly fired.
- He hasn’t been seen in public in over a month
- CCP investigators reportedly told authorities that he had a baby in the United States during an extramarital affair.
China’s former top envoy to Washington was abruptly ousted as foreign minister after an internal Communist Party investigation found he fathered a child during an extramarital affair in the United States.
Qin Gang, 57, disappeared from public view in July and was stripped of his title as foreign minister without explanation.
But senior party officials were told the former envoy to the United States had been removed from his prestigious post as foreign minister for “lifestyle reasons”, a euphemism for sexual misconduct, after CCP investigators discovered that he had fathered a child with his mistress in the United States. WE.
Sources told the Wall Street Journal that the names of the woman and child were not disclosed to party officials during their briefing.
It is also not known exactly how long the affair lasted, when it allegedly took place, or how old the child is.
Qin Gang (photo) allegedly had a child with a mistress in the United States
He was abruptly fired in July without explanation
The sources added that the CCP is now investigating whether this case or any other misconduct by Gang has compromised China’s national security.
Intelligence officials around the world were allegedly involved in the downfall of Gang, who was removed from his post after just seven months.
According to Western intelligence officials who spoke with Online informationRussian spies told the CCP that Gang was at the center of a spying operation for the United States.
On top of that, Taiwan intelligence officials reportedly told the publication that the CCP was investigating at least two of his mistresses, one in the United States and the other based in the United Kingdom.
Gang was considered a measured and cautious diplomat in intelligence circles.
CCP leader Xi Jinping reportedly chose him as China’s foreign minister just two years after he was named Beijing’s top envoy to the United States, an unusually rapid promotion.
Xi Jinping reportedly chose Gang to be China’s top diplomat
He was replaced by another career diplomat, Wang Yi (photo)
Despite this, he was quickly replaced by another career diplomat, Wang Yi.
Yi, 69, has held several senior positions, including foreign minister from 2013 to 2022.
He was also envoy from China to Japan and headed the Taiwan Affairs Office for several years.
Gang’s dismissal comes amid a major crackdown on CCP officials suspected of espionage.
Earlier this month, Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu, whose main responsibility is military relations with other countries, was detained for questioning by CCP authorities.
And in July, political and civilian leaders of China’s Rocket Force, which controls the country’s strategic missiles, were fired without any public reason.
MailOnline has contacted the Chinese Foreign Ministry for comment.
