Wang Yi

China Swoops In to Court Africa After Trump’s Lesotho Joke

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told reporters in Beijing on Friday that his government will step up investment, financial assistance, and diplomatic outreach to Africa, seemingly seeking to exploit an opening created by reduced foreign aid under President Donald Trump, and a joke Trump told earlier this week that has rubbed some Africans the wrong way.

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks at a press conference during the ongoing National

China Erases Purged Foreign Minister Qin Gang from Internet

The Chinese government began erasing mentions of former Foreign Minister Qin Gang – who has not been seen publicly since June 25 and lost his position this week – from the Foreign Ministry’s website on Tuesday and has refused to answer questions about his status in subsequent days.

BERLIN, GERMANY - MAY 9: Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang address the media during a join