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China Expels Record Number of Officials in Xi Jinping's Latest Purge

China has expelled a record number of officials from the Communist Party during its recent annual gathering, highlighting an unprecedented scale of internal disciplinary purges under President Xi Jinping. The high number of empty seats at the fifth plenum underscored the removal of top-ranking members.

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China expels a record number from Communist party amid Xi’s intensified purges of top officials (The Guardian)
Xi carries out largest purge of 'corrupt officials' yet as China's Communist Party's annual gathering ends with more empty seats than ever (Daily Mail)