The WSJ has learned about the detention in China of a potential candidate for foreign Minister

A senior diplomat who was considered a possible next foreign minister, Liu Jianchao, was detained in China. This was reported on August 10 in the Wall Street Journal.

"Liu recently served as the head of the international department of the party, which oversees relations with foreign political parties and socialist states," the article says.

It is noted that the diplomat was taken away after returning to Beijing at the end of July from a working trip abroad. The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other official bodies have not yet commented on the situation.

The diplomat's active activities, including his meetings with former US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in Washington, have led to speculation that he is preparing to take up the post of foreign minister, he adds.Газета.Ru ".

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