China promotes foreign minister, names new defence chief
Wang Yi (2nd L) and Wei Fenghe (C) were among a raft of appointments approved by China's rubber-stamp parliament (AFP Photo/FRED DUFOUR)/ China on Monday elevated the status of its current foreign minister and selected a new defence minister as the country deals with rocky relations with the United States and expands its military. The rubber-stamp National People's Congress endorsed the appointment of Foreign Minister Wang Yi, 64, as state councillor, making him a ranking member of the country's "cabinet". He replaces Yang Jiechi, China's ...
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