Xi Jinping Expels Record 33 Officials in Major Anti-Corruption Drive, Targeting Military and Party Leadership

10/30/2026

In more than a decade in charge, Xi has cracked down hard on graft, ensnaring thousands of officials and purging dozens of members of the powerful Central Committee and a string of top military brass

10/30/2026

The expulsions span China's military, diplomatic, financial and industrial leadership, with the latest crackdown coming less than a year before the Communist Party's 2027 Congress

10/30/2026

Xi Jinping has enforced loyalty as he prepares to claim a fourth term as leader. Among those removed was a prominent former diplomat, Liu Jianchao.

10/30/2026

China's PLA ramped up an anti-corruption drive at the end of a four-day plenary gathering of the 20th Central Committee, focusing on political loyalty and internal discipline

10/30/2026

The unprecedented number of empty seats at the fifth plenum – a symbol of expulsions – serve as a symbol for the scale of the purges under Xi JinpingChina expelled a record number of officials...