Xi Presides as Politburo Maps Out 2026 Disciplinary Agenda
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China’s Communist Party leadership has scheduled the next plenary session of its top graft-busting agency for mid-January, according to the official Xinhua news agency, signaling a continued tightening of political discipline as the country enters a new economic planning cycle.
The Politburo, the party’s elite decision-making body presided over by General Secretary Xi Jinping, decided on Thursday to hold the fifth plenary session of the 20th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection from Jan. 12 to 14, 2026, Xinhua reported citing a communique released after the gathering.
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- The CPC will hold the fifth plenary session of its top anti-corruption agency from Jan. 12–14, 2026, following a year of high-pressure anti-corruption efforts.
- All provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities underwent disciplinary inspections in 2025, showing progress in party self-supervision.
- The Politburo stressed stricter political supervision for the 15th Five-Year Plan, aiming for sustained anti-corruption measures and discouraging vanity projects.
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