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EMERGENCY POD: Qin Gone!
ChinaTalk
The Politics of Foreign Ministers
Xinjiang was fast-tracked by Xi Jinping through the bureaucracy to become a vice foreign minister and then foreign minister. His first assignment out of college was to work for the diplomatic services bureau in Beijing, which is essentially part of the foreign ministry. But I've heard for over 30 years from reliable sources that's really controlled by the Ministry of State Security - they're the only ones who are allowed to do that.
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