# China’s Communist Party expels senior officials and tightens discipline ahead of 2027 congress

https://mins.news/en/video/120748

- CNA, 2026-10-29 12:39 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvxtvBSWo3M

> China’s ruling Communist Party plans further discipline measures as it concludes a meeting that will help prepare for next year’s five-yearly party congress. Xi Jinping launched an anti-corruption drive in 2013; every Central Military Commission member except Xi and General Zhang Shengmin has been removed. Zhang was promoted to the Politburo at the Fifth Plenum.

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