The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) opened the Fourth Plenary Session of its 20th Central Committee in Beijing on Oct. 20, touting plans to map out China’s economic blueprint for the next five years.
However, the focus of the four-day meeting has been overshadowed by an unprecedented purge within the top ranks of the regime’s military and ruling elite.
Mass Expulsion of Top Generals Before Key Meeting
Just days before the plenary session, nine top military officials, including Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) He Weidong, were expelled from the CCP and stripped of their military ranks.
Their expulsions are expected to be formally confirmed at the ongoing plenary session, and with its 205 full members and 171 alternate members, the CCP’s 20th Central Committee will now need to fill at least 12 high-ranking vacancies….
Purge of China’s Top Military Leaders Exposes Deep Crisis in Xi’s Command, Experts Say
