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China
3 stories in the last 7 days
- Record Purges and "Party Discipline": Xi's Anti-Corruption Campaign Under Scrutiny
A political gathering in China heard Xi emphasise "party discipline," while observers said his anti-corruption campaign has become "an effort to consolidate and maintain authority." A record number of purges occurred.
Photo: Politburo of the Central Committee of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) / Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Beijing Elevates Military Overseer to Top Body as Xi's Fourth Term LoomsThe only remaining general on the commission overseeing the military joins the Politburo, a move that critics of centralized power see as tightening the party's grip on the armed forces ahead of a key leadership transition.
- Lawmaker Presses Rubio to Raise China Travel Warning
Rep. Young Kim urged Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday to move China's advisory from Level 2 to Level 3. For many sovereignty-minded voters, the question is whether official warnings match the 'Adversarial nation' language.