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Several disappearances at the highest peak of the state are worrying. These are generals, but also the Minister of Foreign Affairs or Defense. What is the message sent by Xi Jinping?
Where has the Chinese Minister of Defense gone? His last public appearance was on August 29, and Beijing gave no explanation for his disappearance. Reputedly close of the Chinese president, on the list of personalities targeted by American sanctions, he was recently with the master of the Kremlin. For American officials, he would have been charged with corruption linked to arms sales and would be under arrest.
Opacity of power
Saturday September 16, he still appears on the official website of his ministry. When you type his name in the search bar of Chinese networks, Internet users wonder in particular about his health. The disappearances of ministers are increasing. In June, it is the Minister of Foreign Affairs who disappears for a month, before being fired. “Opacity is more than ever the norm in the functioning of decision-making in China”explains Antoine Bondazresearcher at the Foundation for Strategic Research.