Top Chinese diplomat Liu Jianchao taken in for questioning, says report


Senior Chinese diplomat Liu Jianchao was taken away after returning to Beijing in late July from an overseas work trip. -- PHOTO: AFP

SOUTH-EAST ASIA (Reuters): Liu Jianchao, a senior Chinese diplomat widely seen as a potential future foreign minister, has been taken away by authorities for questioning, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.

Liu was taken away after returning to Beijing in late July from an overseas work trip, WSJ reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

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