Xi opens Communist Party meeting focused on discipline, anti-corruption

Chinese President Xi Jinping opened a four-day meeting of the ruling Communist Party’s Central Committee on Monday, with leaders set to discuss stricter party discipline, anti-corruption measures and internal governance ahead of a leadership reshuffle in 2027.

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping opened a four-day meeting of the ruling Communist Party’s Central Committee on Monday, with leaders set to discuss stricter party discipline, anti-corruption measures and internal governance ahead of a leadership reshuffle in 2027.

The fifth plenary session of the party’s 20th Central Committee runs from October 26 to 29 in Beijing. Xi, who is also the party’s general secretary, presented a work report and explained a draft decision on strengthening what the party calls “full and rigorous Party self-governance”.

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The draft calls for stronger institutional rules, more effective oversight and stricter implementation of decisions made by the party’s central leadership. An official account of the meeting said the measures were intended to address problems in party-building and reinforce internal discipline.

The meeting comes as Xi intensifies a long-running anti-corruption campaign that has targeted officials across the party and military. The campaign has been presented by the leadership as a way to strengthen governance, but analysts say it has also helped Xi consolidate his authority and enforce ideological conformity.

Analysts view the plenum as an important gathering ahead of the 2027 Communist Party Congress, when the party is expected to appoint a new Central Committee and determine its leadership for the next five-year term. Xi is widely expected to seek a fourth term as party chief, although the formal decision will come at the congress.

The Central Committee is one of the party’s principal decision-making bodies and meets in plenary sessions to discuss major political and policy issues. The current committee was formed in 2022, making this its fifth plenum.

The meeting is also taking place amid scrutiny of senior personnel changes, including investigations and purges involving high-ranking officials and military leaders. Analysts say the party may use the gathering to reinforce loyalty and compliance, although major appointments could be left until the 2027 congress.