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Zhang Shengmin's Politburo promotion stories

Oct 29, 2026

China elevates General Zhang Shengmin to Politburo amid military anti-corruption campaign

China's Communist Party promoted General Zhang Shengmin, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission and key enforcer of President Xi Jinping's military anti-corruption purge, to the elite Politburo. The promotion was announced during a four-day party conclave that also confirmed the expulsion of 33 senior officials in what represents a post-Mao-era record purge.

Oct 29, 2026·9 sources
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  • ▪Following extensive anti-corruption purges, the seven-member Central Military Commission was depleted to only two remaining members: Chairman Xi Jinping and Vice Chairman Zhang Shengmin.
  • ▪Only 162 of the Central Committee's 205 full members and 117 alternate members attended the fifth plenum in October 2026, marking a post-Mao low attendance rate of approximately 74 percent due to ongoing political purges.
  • ▪The Chinese Communist Party confirmed the expulsion of 33 senior civilian and military officials

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Political Corruption1Purge of China's military leadership in 20261World affairs1

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