# Record purges as Xi stresses party discipline at China political gathering

https://mins.news/en/item/120671

- BBC News, 2026-10-29 11:34 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq5ynw94k7kzo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> China’s Communist Party expelled a record 33 members as its annual political gathering ended, with 279 Central Committee members attending the fifth plenum—the first time attendance fell below 300 during Xi Jinping’s 14 years in power. Observers say Xi’s anti-corruption campaign has become a way to consolidate and maintain authority; 16 of those expelled were from the military.

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