On July 18, 2024, the communiqué of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) stated that Qin Gang's resignation application was accepted and his membership on the Central Committee was revoked; the communiqué still referred to him as "comrade" and gave no specific reason.
The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress further removed Qin Gang from his post as State Councilor.
The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress has removed Qin Gang from his post as Foreign Minister, and Wang Yi has been reappointed as Foreign Minister.
In 2023, Foreign Minister Qin Gang was removed from his post as foreign minister and later resigned from the 20th Central Committee.
After the end of June 2023, Qin Gang suddenly stopped appearing in public, and the outside world began to pay attention to his position and political situation.
The National People's Congress decided to appoint Qin Gang as State Councilor, and Qin Gang has joined the leadership team of the State Council.
Wang Yi has taken over as Director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission, continuing to control the party's diplomatic system, while Qin Gang is responsible for the government's diplomatic department.
Wang Yi stepped down as Foreign Minister, and then-Ambassador to the U.S. Qin Gang was recalled from Washington to succeed him.
Qin Gang was promoted from spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and protocol official to Chinese Ambassador to the United States.
During Qin Gang's tenure as director of the Protocol Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Chinese delegation asked the Belarusian side to reopen the museum in the early hours of the morning to check the route taken by the leaders and the steps where the music would start playing.