Key facts
- Ten officials were promoted to full membership of the Communist Party's Central Committee.
- The promotions occurred at the fifth plenum of the party's 20th Central Committee.
- The plenum confirmed the expulsion of nearly three dozen party officials.
- Xi Jinping has intensified purges of officials deemed corrupt or lacking ideological zeal.
China's Communist Party promoted 10 officials to full membership of its Central Committee at its fifth plenum this week in Beijing. The promotions filled vacancies created by a sweeping purge of top military and civilian officials by Chinese leader Xi Jinping, who calls the process 'self-revolution.' The plenum, which focused on party discipline and combating corruption, also confirmed the expulsion of nearly three dozen officials. Analysts suggest the plenum aims to present Xi as in control and ready for a potential fourth term in 2027.