China elevates key military official as expulsions remove 'hidden dangers'

What happened: The Chinese Communist Party elevated a top military official to its elite Politburo and formalized expulsions of dozens of senior members at the end of a four-day meeting, the fifth plenum. Why it matters: Leaders pledged to implement "Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building," and the report frames the expulsions as removing "hidden dangers" as the party advances Xi's vision of building a strong party.

The Chinese Communist Party elevated a top military official to its elite Politburo and formalized expulsions of dozens of senior members at the end of a four-day meeting, the fifth plenum.

Leaders pledged to implement "Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building," and the report frames the expulsions as removing "hidden dangers" as the party advances Xi's vision of building a strong party.