BEIJING/WASHINGTON -- There has been no sign of Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu in public for two weeks, touching off speculation about his fate.

Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu at the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore June 4: He has not been heard of for two weeks. (The Straits Times via Reuters)
BEIJING/WASHINGTON -- There has been no sign of Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu in public for two weeks, touching off speculation about his fate.