China expels record 33 members from Communist Party at fifth plenum
The Chinese Communist Party expelled a record 33 members at its fifth plenum this week, and many seats at the gathering were empty.
China's Communist Party expelled a record 33 members at its fifth plenum this week, The Guardian reports. The plenum is a gathering of top officials held roughly once a year.
The Guardian says the number of empty seats at the meeting was also a record. It describes the empty seats as a sign of how many officials have been purged under Xi Jinping.
BBC News reports that Xi stressed "party discipline" at the gathering. It says observers view his anti-corruption campaign as "an effort to consolidate and maintain authority".
The reports given here do not name the expelled members or say what they were accused of.
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- BBC NewsRecord number of purges as Xi emphasises 'party discipline' at China political gatheringThu, Oct 29, 7:34 AM EDT
- The GuardianChina expels a record number from Communist party amid Xi’s intensified purges of top officialsThu, Oct 29, 10:56 PM EDT
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