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BEIJING: Chinese defense minister Li Shangfu has disappeared from public view, adding to speculation about potential trouble within the upper echelons of the nation’s leadership.Li’s absence comes just months after the ouster of other senior officials, including former foreign minister Qin Gang and generals in the command managing the country’s nuclear arsenal.The episode rekindles worries about policymaking in China, where President Xi Jinping is less than a year into his third term after packing top government posts with loyalists in March. That’s a concern for investors who are...