Li has resisted holding meetings with US rivals until Washington lifts restrictions put in place against him in 2018 as a result of his acquisition of Russian military hardware by then-president Donald Trump.
Ambassador Emmanuel, who has been openly critical of Chinese President Xi Jinping, was forced to fuel speculation about the matter on September 7 and again one week later as a result of the most recent visible treatment of an aristocracy Chinese national from public view.
The government lineup of President Xi now resembles And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie. Emanuel posted last week on X, the former Twitter, using the hashtag # MysteryInBeijingBuilding,” First, Foreign Minister Qin Gang goes missing, then the Rocket Force commanders go missing. And now Defense Minister Li Shangfu hasn’t been seen in public for two weeks.”
He publicly questioned whether Li’s actions had been restricted by Beijing government on Thursday.
First: Li Shangfu, the defence minister, hasn’t been seen or heard from in three months. Second, he posted on his formal adviser account,” He was a no-show for his journey to Vietnam.”
He was placed under house arrest, so why is he missing his scheduled appointment with the Taiwanese Chief of Navy? There might be a crowd on it.
Li was scheduled to attend an annual defense cooperation summit hosted by Vietnam on its border with China from September 7 to September 8, but it was postponed after Beijing informed Hanoi that the secretary had a” health problem ,” according to two Taiwanese officials.
In March, Li was appointed to his position. Because, like Qin, he is also one of China’s five State Councillors— a position in the Cabinet that is higher than that of a regular minister — diplomates and other observers pay close attention to him.
Li’s picture and life were also accessible on the Ministry of National Defense site as of Friday day.