Record number of purges as Xi emphasises 'party discipline' at China political gathering
Summary
China’s ruling Communist Party expelled 33 members as its four-day fifth plenum ended, a record number of removals announced at a plenum. Attendance fell to 279 Central Committee members, the first time under Xi Jinping that it has been below 300, while party discipline and anti-corruption measures dominated the gathering.Key Facts
- Sixteen of the 33 expelled members were from the military, according to the party’s communique.
- The party cited “serious disciplinary and legal violations” but did not specify the alleged offenses.
- The expulsions brought the number of members removed during Xi’s third term to 51, compared with 34 in his first term and five in his second.
- China’s anti-corruption watchdog said 680,000 people across the party apparatus were disciplined in the first nine months of the year.
- Former Xinjiang party chief Ma Xingrui and former generals Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli were among the officials expelled.
- The Central Military Commission, which controls China’s armed forces, has been reduced to two members: Xi Jinping and vice-chairman Zhang Shengmin.
- Zhang Shengmin was promoted to the Politburo at the fifth plenum, bringing its membership to 22.
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