Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption drive dominates agenda as Chinese Communist Party prepares for key plenum
Analysts say the purge targets both corruption and political disloyalty, as Xi tightens grip ahead of expected fourth term
China’s top leaders gather this week for a key meeting of the Communist Party’s Central Committee, with party discipline and anti-corruption at the top of the agenda. The fifth plenum, which begins Monday, is expected to focus on what state media calls the party’s full and rigorous self-governance, a term analysts say refers to loyalty and anti-corruption under President Xi Jinping. The meeting comes amid a high-level purge that has seen the military’s top body reduced to just two members.