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Liu Haixing replaces detained Liu Jianchao as head of the Communist Party's International Department, overseeing ties with over 160 countries, following a major leadership reshuffle.
- On Sep 30, the Communist Party of China named Liu Haixing, a veteran diplomat, as head of its International Department, installing a low-key career diplomat amid a senior personnel reshuffle.
- Earlier, Liu Jianchao vanished from public view and was reportedly detained after returning from a trip to Singapore, South Africa and Algeria that ended on Jul 30.
- A career diplomat, Liu Haixing spent three decades in diplomacy before becoming deputy director of the Office of the National Security Commission and led the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' European department.
- Because the CPCID manages party ties, the appointment follows other diplomatic reshuffles, including Qin Gang's discipline and Wang Yi's rise, signaling broader party-to-party diplomacy shifts.
- The party updated its website naming Liu and expects formal confirmation at the CPC leaders' annual conclave starting October 20, while Associate Professor Alfred Wu says the appointment signals continuity.
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China names Liu Haixing to lead party's International Department as predecessor vanishes
China has appointed veteran diplomat Liu Haixing as the new head of the Communist Party’s International Department, replacing Liu Jianchao, who has not been seen since July amid reports of a disciplinary probe.
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Liu Haixing, who previously served as a senior director of a powerful party commission overseeing national security, replaces Liu Jianchao, who has vanished from the public eye over the last two months.
CCP Names New Top Diplomat, Offers No Explanation on Predecessor’s Disappearance
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has installed a new leader of its diplomatic arm, while remaining silent on the whereabouts of his predecessor, who has been missing from public view for over a month. On Sept. 30, the CCP’s International Department updated its official website to show that Liu Haixing, a veteran diplomat who spent much of his career in Europe, is now its head. Liu Haixing, 62, joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1985 as a…
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