Chairman Xi Jinping’s tightening grip on power was on full display at the Chinese Communist Party’s Fourth Plenary Session, where strikingly low attendance and a record number of disciplinary actions underscored intensifying purges and unease within China’s elite political and military circles. The Fourth Plenum of the 20th Central Committee, held in Beijing on 20…
China’s ruling Communist Party kicked off a key four-day conclave on Monday that will determine the country’s development over the next five years. The fourth plenum of the party’s Central Committee began on Monday morning, according to state news agency Xinhua. Party General Secretary Xi Jinping, who is also the nation’s president, delivered a work…
The main focus of the gathering will be the next five-year plan, which will set out the country’s economic, political and social goals amid ongoing tensions with the United States. The date was announced following a meeting of the Politburo on Monday that set the tone for the fourth plenary session, which will be attended…