33 were expelled from the Communist Party in one plenum. record. 16 of them from the army. Among them are the former vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, Zhang Yuxia, and the former member of the Politburo, Ma Xingrui. Also former diplomat Liu Jianchao and former securities regulator Yi Huiman. Attendance dropped to 279 members of the Central Committee, from 315 a year ago and 364 in July 2024. General Zhang Shengmin, who led the PLA's anti-graft drive, ascended to the Politburo. The Western media calls it a "purification" and reads palace intrigue in every empty chair. In the US, generals who lose wars retire to the boards of defense companies. In China, generals caught with dirty hands lose everything, even their party card.

33 were expelled from the Communist Party in one plenum. record. 16 of them from the army. Among them are the former vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, Zhang Yuxia, and the former member of the Politburo, Ma Xingrui. Also former diplomat Liu Jianchao and former securities regulator Yi Huiman. Attendance dropped to 279 members of the Central Committee, from 315 a year ago and 364 in July 2024. General Zhang Shengmin, who led the PLA's anti-graft drive, ascended to the Politburo. The Western media calls it a "purification" and reads palace intrigue in every empty chair. In the US, generals who lose wars retire to the boards of defense companies. In China, generals caught with dirty hands lose everything, even their party card.