{"id":341869,"date":"2021-10-08T12:47:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-08T12:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com\/2021\/10\/chinas-foreign-affairs-director-seat-may-fall-out-of-the-politburo\/"},"modified":"2021-10-08T12:47:00","modified_gmt":"2021-10-08T12:47:00","slug":"chinas-foreign-affairs-director-seat-may-fall-out-of-the-politburo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2021\/10\/08\/chinas-foreign-affairs-director-seat-may-fall-out-of-the-politburo\/","title":{"rendered":"China\u2019s Foreign Affairs Director Seat May Fall out of the Politburo"},"content":{"rendered":"Without any strong contender emerging to replace Yang Jiechi, the next director of the Office of Foreign Affairs could be cut from the Politburo, opening a slot for a different party position.\n