In a display of authoritarian consolidation, Xi Jinping has convened a secretive four-day plenum in Beijing to further tighten his grip on the Chinese Communist Party. With the ruling body meeting behind closed doors, the agenda is clear: ensuring total ideological alignment and absolute loyalty to the 'core' leader.
This gathering serves as a mechanism to enforce 'strict governance,' a euphemism for purging any officials who fail to demonstrate total subservience. The atmosphere is one of intense pressure, as delegates gather in the shadow of recent, sweeping purges that have decimated the party's senior ranks.
Under the guise of rooting out 'moral corruption'—a convenient label for political disloyalty—Xi has systematically cleared out opposition, including a staggering majority of military members appointed just two years ago.
With the Central Military Commission now whittled down to just Xi and one other general, this session provides the dictator the opportunity to install hand-picked loyalists into the highest levels of the armed forces.
As the party prepares for next year's Congress, Xi is leaving nothing to chance, ensuring that the entire apparatus of the state remains an extension of his personal will.
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