China’s political elite gather for talks on Communist Party discipline

China's political elite began a four-day closed-door plenum of the Communist Party's Central Committee in Beijing on Monday, with roughly 300 members attending, Xinhua reported. President Xi Jinping opened the session by presenting a draft decision on "full and rigorous Party self-governance" aimed at tightening discipline, reducing corruption and making cadres more effective and loyal. Analysts told Al Jazeera and AFP that Xi seeks greater supervision and loyalty among officials. Xi, 73, is expected to secure a fourth term at next year's party congress. Eight Central Committee seats are vacant and 15 members are under investigation, and five of seven Central Military Commission members have been toppled. Few details will be released until the meeting ends on Thursday, when a summary of outcomes is expected.

Where accounts differ. Al Jazeera describes the plenum as the country's first since Xi's anticorruption drive began, while CNA and The Hindu give the dates and the 73-year-old Xi's expected fourth term; no substantive conflict between the accounts is reported.

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