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Xi’s big clean-up: China expels 33 top officials as military leadership faces upheaval

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The Guardian left
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 Jinping China expelled a record number of officials from the Chinese Communist party (CCP) as it concluded a major political gathering, which saw an unprecedented number of empty seats indicating the scale of the purges under Xi Jinping. A record 33 members were expelled at this week’s fifth plenum, a gathering of top officials that takes place roughly onc

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Reuters center
China's Communist Party confirms expulsion of 33 officials

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Firstpost right
Xi’s big clean-up: China expels 33 top officials as military leadership faces upheaval
AFR right
Xi Jinping purges dozens of China officials ahead of Taiwan deadline
Nikkei Asia right
China elevates key military official as expulsions remove 'hidden dangers'