China expels 33 top officials from its ruling party, claiming dangers have been eliminated
A plenum of the Chinese Communist Party expelled 33 high-ranking officials, including 16 from the armed forces, as part of a drive to strengthen party discipline and curb corruption. The meeting saw only 279 of 376 Central Committee members present, and the Central Military Commission was reduced from seven to two members, with five of its original members expelled for corruption.
- Authorities announced the expulsion of 33 high-ranking Communist Party members.
- The plenum elevated Central Military Commission Vice Chairman Zhang Shengmin to the Politburo.
- Main Chinese Communist Party leaders adopted new measures to strengthen internal discipline.
- The Chinese leader has waged a campaign against corruption for 14 years.
- The fifth plenum of the Central Committee adopted a decision on advancing full and rigorous governance of the party.
- The fifth plenary session saw only 162 Central Committee members attend.
- The Central Committee has approximately 300 officials.
- The Central Military Commission had only two representatives after Zhang Youxia's removal.
- Sixteen of the 33 expelled members are from the Armed Forces.
- Xi Jinping criticized the failure to correctly apply some central leadership directives in a speech published this month.
- The main anti-corruption oversight body punished 680,000 people in the first nine months of the year.
- The party will hold its 21st Congress in the second half of 2027.
- The Central Military Commission, which commands the People's Liberation Army, was reduced from seven members to two.
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