# China expels record number from Communist party amid Xi’s intensified purges of top officials

https://mins.news/en/item/121823

- The Guardian, 2026-10-30 02:56 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/30/china-expels-record-number-communist-party-xi-jinping-purges-officials-fifth-plenum

> The Chinese Communist party expelled a record 33 members at its fifth plenum. More than a quarter of the Central Committee members originally named in 2022 were absent, many amid purges, leaving a record number of empty seats in modern Chinese history.

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