Beijing's Discipline Drive: A Party Looking Inward While the World Watches
A central committee meeting this week focused on discipline and fighting corruption, as questions swirl about the leadership's next move.
A Communist Party central committee meeting was held in Beijing this week, and for observers of the elite, the emphasis was telling.
The meeting was focused on discipline and fighting corruption, a theme that critics of centralized power will see as another round of internal housekeeping rather than a check on the leadership.
Xi is widely expected to try to secure a fourth term next year, and for many outside Beijing that prospect raises questions about where accountability ultimately rests.
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NPR
Anti-corruption and party discipline: takeaways from from this week's key political meeting in Beijing
The Communist party central committee meeting was focused on discipline and fighting corruption. It comes ahead of next year when Xi is widely expected to try to secure a fourth term.
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- A Communist Party central committee meeting was held in Beijing this week.
- The Communist party central committee meeting was focused on discipline and fighting corruption.
- Xi is widely expected to try to secure a fourth term next year.
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