[5][6] After his graduation from college, Qin worked as a staff member at the Beijing Service Bureau for Diplomatic Missions.

[10][11] On 22 September 2021,[12] Qin advocated the CCP General Secretary Xi Jinping's concept of whole-process people's democracy at a conference organized by U.S. think tanks the Carter Center and The George H.W.

"[14] In April 2022, a special question and answer (Q&A) session between the three taikonauts of Shenzhou 13 aboard the Tiangong space station and American students was held in the Chinese Embassy in the United States, Washington, D.C. Qin served as the official host of the event.

[15] In August 2022, Qin called the 2022 visit by Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan a "farce" and a "total political provocation.

[21] As foreign minister, in 2023, Qin criticized the tag of being a wolf warrior diplomat saying that the label is a "narrative trap" by those who "know little about China and its diplomacy or have a hidden agenda in disregard of facts.

Instead, he was represented by his predecessor Wang Yi, who is serving as the director of the Office of the CCP's Central Foreign Affairs Commission, the top diplomatic post in China at the meetings.

[24][25][26] His non-availability was one of the reasons for the cancellation of High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell's visit to China in July.

[44] Citing two unnamed individuals, Politico Europe wrote that Qin may have committed suicide or died following torture in July.

[45] According to Nikkei Asia, sources familiar with China–Russia relations said that "Qin Gang became the first victim of the informational warfare that reflects a discord between China and Russia.

"[17] BBC Chinese noted that the 18 July 2024 announcement of Qin's resignation from the 20th CCP Central Committee referred him as "Comrade" (Chinese: 同志; pinyin: Tóngzhì), suggesting that Qin was allowed to resign voluntarily and that he will not be held criminally responsible for the actions that brought about his removal.