China expels a record number from Communist party amid Xis intensified purges of top officials

The unprecedented number of empty seats at the fifth plenum - a symbol of expulsions - serve as a symbol for the scale of the purges under Xi JinpingChina expelled a record number of officials from the Chinese Communist party (CCP) as it concluded a major political gathering, which saw an unprecedented number of empty seats indicating the scale of the purges under Xi Jinping.A record 33 members were expelled at this weeks fifth plenum, a gathering of top officials that takes place roughly once a...