China’s Communist Party is gathering for its most important meeting of the year: the fifth plenum. Xi Jinping’s leadership purges and efforts to tighten party control are set to take center stage. Here’s what to watch for ⤵️
bloom.bgWhy Xi Is Using China’s Fifth Plenum to Tighten Party ControlChina’s ruling Communist Party is holding its most important meeting of the year between Oct. 26 and 29. Known as the fifth plenum, the closed-door gathering of hundreds of top officials is expected to focus on strengthening the party’s ideology and governance, including its anti-corruption campaign, rather than the economic policies that would typically dominate a fifth plenum.
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