China’s Ex-Foreign Minister Dies Under Mysterious Condition, Murder or Suicide Suspected

China’s former Foreign Minister Qin Gang has reportedly died, either from suicide or torture. He was fired from his post in July.

According to a report with Politico, it is claimed that Qin died in late July at a military hospital in Beijing, which treats top leaders of China.

China’s former Foreign Minister Qin Gang was ousted from his position in July, because of an extramarital affair which he allegedly had while he was posted as ambassador to the United States, the Wall Street Journal reported. As per the report, a child was born out of this extramarital affair.

Quoting people familiar with the happenings, the Wall Street Journal report stated that Qin was cooperating with the investigation continuing against him.

Senior Chinese officials were told that an internal Communist Party investigation found Qin engaged in the extramarital affair throughout his tenure in the US.

Two sources informed the Wall Street Journal that Qin’s extramarital affair resulted in the birth of a child in the US.

In July, Qin was replaced by Wang Yi as the foreign minister of China after a mysterious one-month absence from duties barely half a year into the job.