https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/china-s-big-political-meeting-could-see-xi-tighten-discipline-in-partyContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/china-s-big-political-meeting-could-see-xi-tighten-discipline-in-partyhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/china-s-big-political-meeting-could-see-xi-tighten-discipline-in-party#u170331Mon, 02 Nov 2026 14:36:46 +0000Chinese President Xi Jinping and senior Communist Party officials convened in Beijing for a closed-door meeting focused on party discipline and governance. The four-day gathering comes ahead of a major party congress next year where President Xi is nearly certain to secure a fourth term. Observers note that Xi's anti-corruption campaigns function as an effort to consolidate and maintain authority. The secretive sessions bring together the nation's political elite to signal priorities and tighten internal standards.Why it mattersThe fifth plenum arrives as China prepares for a leaders