https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/china-s-communist-party-expels-33-officials-in-post-mao-era-record-purgeContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/china-s-communist-party-expels-33-officials-in-post-mao-era-record-purgehttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/china-s-communist-party-expels-33-officials-in-post-mao-era-record-purge#u167218Sun, 01 Nov 2026 08:16:32 +0000China's Communist Party confirmed the expulsion of 33 senior officials during a political plenum, marking the largest purge of top leadership since the post-Mao reform era. The sweeping crackdown under leader Xi Jinping also featured an unprecedented number of empty seats at the political gathering due to the missing officials. Alongside the expulsions, the party unexpectedly elevated top general Zhang Shengmin to the elite Politburo. Analysts report that the ongoing purges have severely depleted Xi's military leadership and driven attendance down to post-Mao lows.Why it mattersThe m