China's Xi Opens Communist Party Plenum, Aims for Firm Governance Measures
Xi seeks tighter discipline and loyalty as analysts say nearly a quarter of the 2022 leadership cohort has been removed in the anti-corruption drive.
- On Thursday, the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China concluded its fifth plenum in Beijing, adopting a resolution to advance 'full and rigorous party self-governance' and confirming multiple high-level expulsions.
- President Xi Jinping opened the four-day closed-door meeting Monday, emphasizing his 14-year anti-corruption campaign to enforce loyalty, as analysts estimated turnout fell to less than 80% following extensive purges.
- Expulsions of Politburo members Ma Xingrui and Zhang Youxia for grave disciplinary violations were confirmed by the Central Committee, while Zhang Shengmin was elected as a member of the Political Bureau.
- Party leaders finalized plans to convene the 21st National Congress in late 2027, positioning Xi to secure a fourth term as party leader while reinforcing his authority through tightened ideological control.
- Amid mounting fiscal pressures and sluggish domestic spending, the plenum aimed to align official actions with Beijing's strategic development priorities as the regime navigates property sector crises.
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The leaders of the Communist Party of China concluded this week a well-observed four-day meeting supporting a central priority of President Xi Jinping: to tighten internal discipline and fight corruption.
Xi Is Preparing China for a Harder Era
The Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, held in Beijing from Oct. 26 to 29, represents a significant moment in China’s domestic politics and its broader geopolitical trajectory. Taking place as the country enters the initial phase of its 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30), the plenum has focused primarily […]
China's head of state is dissatisfied with his officials: many of them seem to only apply political guidelines to appearances – probably also out of fear of the next wave of cleansing.
China's Communist Party has announced that party discipline will be tightened after a four-day closed-door plenary session of the party's central committee. The absence of many from the meeting suggests that the purge is continuing in full swing.
Xi is dissatisfied with his cadres. To the outside loyal, defiantly, he calls them. The punishments and cleansing campaigns have risen massively under him.
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