https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/china-s-xi-demands-more-loyalty-as-purges-trim-party-eliteContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/china-s-xi-demands-more-loyalty-as-purges-trim-party-elitehttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/china-s-xi-demands-more-loyalty-as-purges-trim-party-elite#u177718Thu, 05 Nov 2026 15:21:30 +0000President Xi Jinping has intensified a sweeping anti-corruption campaign, resulting in the expulsion of 33 senior officials. This record number of purges occurred alongside a political gathering where party leaders demanded greater loyalty and initiative while emphasizing party discipline. The scale of the cull was physically evident through an unprecedented number of empty seats at the meeting. While the Central Committee praised this as rigorous self-governance, observers suggest the campaign serves to consolidate and maintain Xi's personal authority over the party elite.Why it mattersX