Xi warns purges will continue as general promoted, plenum attendance hits low since Mao era
Zhang Shengmin elevated to Politburo after Xi purged five other generals he hand-picked for the military commission; turnout lowest since Mao era
President Xi Jinping has promoted his anti-corruption enforcer inside the military, General Zhang Shengmin, to China's powerful Politburo, while the lowest attendance rate on record since the Mao Zedong era at a key party gathering signals the sharpness of his purges ahead of an expected fourth term next year.