China's foreign ministry dodged questions from the media on Wednesday about the disappearance and dismissal of the foreign minister, Qin Gang.
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Journalists asked more than 20 questions about Qin during a daily press conference but the foreign ministry spokesperson, Mao Ning, refused to answer any of them.
Qin has not been for more than a month, fuelling speculation about his fate. China announced on Tuesday that he had been removed form his role as foreign minister and that his predecessor, Wang Yi, had been named as his replacement
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