China’s Ambassador to the U.S. Named Foreign Minister

Qin Gang, the Chinese Ambassador to the U.S., was named China’s new Minister of Foreign Affairs on Friday, state broadcaster CCTV reported.

Qin is replacing Wang Yi, who had been the country’s foreign minister since 2013. Both were elected in October to the 205-member Central Committee of the Communist Party, the country’s top decision-making body.

Qin, 56, was announced as China’s ambassador to Washington in July 2021.