Top Chinese diplomat Liu Jianchao questioned by authorities

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Senior Chinese diplomat Liu Jianchao, once tipped as a future foreign minister, has been taken for questioning, marking the highest-profile disappearance in China’s foreign service since Qin Gang’s ouster in 2023.

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00:00Senior Chinese diplomat Liu Jianchao, seen as a potential foreign minister,

00:04has reportedly been taken away for questioning.

00:07Sources say he was detained after returning from trips to Singapore, South Africa and Algeria,

00:13which ended on July 30.

00:16In July, at the Tsinghua University Forum, Liu expressed optimism about US-China relations.

00:22He said it was unimaginable that the two nations would ever go to war.

00:27Liu was known for frequent overseas trips,

00:30unlike his lower-profile predecessors.

00:32Foreign diplomats praised his confident manner,

00:35fluent English and spontaneous engagement without prepared notes.

00:40Another diplomat said his aides were confident he would soon become foreign minister.

00:45In 2024, he made a high-profile trip to the United States,

00:49seen as a trial run for the foreign minister role.

00:52During that visit, he met several counterparts,

00:55including then-Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

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