China has ousted its Foreign Minister Qin Gang from office nearly a month after he dropped out of sight. On Tuesday, the decision-making body of the National People's Congress appointed his predecessor, Wang Yi, to take over the post. Qin was last seen in public on June 25 in a meeting with counterparts from overseas. Officials at first said he was suffering from health problems before claiming that they had no other information to offer. The 57-year-old former minister studied international politics at a university in Beijing and joined the Chinese Communist Party at the age of 20.
 
China has provided no details on the sudden personnel move. Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning said at a news conference on Wednesday that there was no information to provide regarding the matter, when she was asked about the reasons for Qin's replacement.