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Chinese Diplomat Sun Weidong Dismissed Amid Anti-Corruption Drive

4/14/2026

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Sun Weidong, a Chinese diplomat and vice minister of foreign affairs, has been dismissed, per the Ministry of Human Resources.
The announcement did not specify reasons or timing of removal.
Sun's last public engagements were March 13, when he met Brunei and Malaysia ambassadors.
The anticorruption campaign led by President Xi Jinping has seen over one million corruption cases investigated and numerous officials disciplined.

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Sun Weidong, a Chinese diplomat and vice minister of foreign affairs, has been dismissed, per the Ministry of Human Resources.
The announcement did not specify reasons or timing of removal.
Sun's last public engagements were March 13, when he met Brunei and Malaysia ambassadors.
The anticorruption campaign led by President Xi Jinping has seen over one million corruption cases investigated and numerous officials disciplined.