# Why Xi Is Using China’s Fifth Plenum to Tighten Party Control

https://mins.news/en/item/115267

- Bloomberg News, 2026-10-26 04:15 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-25/what-to-expect-from-china-s-fifth-plenum-xi-s-purges-and-tighter-party-control?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aded3cdaf38c50001634e11

> China’s ruling Communist Party is holding its most important meeting of the year from Oct. 26 to 29. The closed-door gathering of hundreds of senior officials is expected to prioritize party ideology and governance, including its anti-corruption campaign, over the economic policies that usually dominate a fifth plenum.

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