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Empty chairs and a shock promotion as Xi warns purges will continue
Xi Jinping's campaign to extend his term at the 21st Party Congress is set to be one of the most significant in China's history. During the "fifth plenum," a gathering of hundreds of delegates, Xi announced the restocking of the Politburo, which will occur during the middle of a five-year.
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Published 29 Oct 2026, 21:54 UTC · Updated 29 Oct 2026, 22:01 UTC
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