The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) exclusively revealed on the 19th that according to people familiar with the matter, senior Chinese officials were told,Communist Party of ChinaParty’s investigation revealed former foreign ministerwhich gangThe extramarital affair occurred while he was Ambassador to the United States and lasted throughout his tenure.
Qin Gang, once considered a trusted aide of Chinese President Xi Jinping, disappeared from public view for a month and in July this year he was stripped of the post of Foreign Minister without any explanation. Before officially announcing the removal of the “concurrent post of Foreign Minister”, the Chinese Foreign Ministry once said that 57-year-old Qin Gang was absent for health reasons.
People familiar with the matter told the WSJ that senior Chinese officials, including ministers and provincial leaders, received a briefing in August on the CCP’s investigation into the Qin Gang. Senior officials were told that the official reason for Qin Gang’s expulsion was “lifestyle issues”, the party’s common euphemism for sexual misconduct.
Two people familiar with the matter said officials were further told that the investigation found that Kin Gang had an extramarital affair that resulted in the birth of a child in the United States.
When Qin Gang stepped down, rumors that he had cheated on anchor Fu Xiaotian went viral on the Internet. The source said that although senior CCP officials were informed about the investigation into the Qin Gang, the names of the woman and the child were not made public. He also revealed that the investigation into Qin Gang’s cooperation is still ongoing and is now focused on whether Qin Gang may have had extramarital affairs or other behavior. This will harm China’s national security.
Chinastate CouncilQin Gang is still listed as one of the five state councilors. WSJ was unable to confirm the identity of Kin Gang’s affair partner and child from an extramarital affair. China’s Foreign Ministry and the State Council Information Office did not respond to questions.
The WSJ report also notes that in China’s opaque system, sexual misconduct is often used as a way to discredit fallen officials who are considered loyal to CCP leaders. According to people familiar with the situation, as far as Qin Gang’s situation is concerned, he suffered a certain amount of damage due to the extramarital affair exposed in the CCP’s internal investigation because of the birth of Qin Gang’s children and his extramarital affair partner. Was born in the United States. , which could harm their representation of China when dealing with the United States. Profit potential.
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