https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/xi-s-corruption-purges-upend-hunt-for-china-s-next-top-leadersContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/xi-s-corruption-purges-upend-hunt-for-china-s-next-top-leadershttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/xi-s-corruption-purges-upend-hunt-for-china-s-next-top-leaders#u166696Sun, 01 Nov 2026 04:12:34 +0000China's Communist Party has expelled a record number of officials amid President Xi Jinping's anti-corruption purges, upending the selection of the country's next top leaders. The fifth plenum meeting has commenced with a backdrop of years of purges that have left some analysts questioning loyalty over corruption. The unprecedented number of empty seats at the political meeting symbolizes the scale of the purges under Xi Jinping.Why it mattersThe Chinese Communist Party's fifth plenum meeting is taking place against a backdrop of extensive purges under President Xi Jinping&