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

A record 33 members were expelled at this week’s fifth plenum, a gathering of top officials that takes place roughly once a year.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 2 sources•1 min read•Updated October 30, 2026, 3:24 AM UTC

Xi's anti-corruption campaign has become "an effort to consolidate and maintain authority", observers say.

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