China expels record number of communist party officials as Xi Jinping intensifies purge of political and military elite

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s sweeping purge of senior Communist Party officials has intensified scrutiny of factional infighting within China’s political and military leadership, with the Fifth Plenum of the 20th Central Committee confirming 33 expulsions and exposing continuing vacancies in the country’s highest military command. Held in Beijing from 26 to 29 October, the meeting highlighted the extent of the upheaval within the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), where repeated personnel removals

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