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China’s ruling party opens four-day closed-door meeting of top officials
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Covered by 4 outlets, mostly left-leaning (75%).
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Bloomberg, The Guardian and Al Jazeera English on the left and the BBC in the center report on the fifth plenum of China’s Communist Party, a closed-door meeting of hundreds of top officials that runs four days, from October 26 to 29. According to Bloomberg, the meeting is expected to focus on party ideology, governance and the anti-corruption campaign rather than economic policy. The Guardian says the pace of corruption investigations has not slowed since Xi Jinping pledged in 2012 to stamp out graft. The BBC says the meeting could give Xi a chance to set strategy before the next Party Congress and to secure the loyalty of delegates, and that past plenums have been used to elevate his status.
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China’s Communist Party holds its fifth plenum, a four-day closed-door meeting of hundreds of top officials, from October 26 to 29.
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- Bloomberg, Al Jazeera English
- Center
- BBC News
The meeting is expected to focus on party ideology, governance and the anti-corruption campaign rather than economic policy.
One outletBloomberg· Left
Anti-corruption investigations have not slowed since Xi Jinping pledged in 2012 to stamp out graft in the party.
One outletThe Guardian· Left
The meeting is seen as a chance for Xi Jinping to set strategy before the Party Congress and to ensure delegates are loyal.
One outletBBC News· Center
Past plenums have been used to declare Xi Jinping “the core” of the party and to remove presidential term limits.
One outletBBC News· Center
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All sides present report that China’s Communist Party begins a four-day closed-door plenum on discipline and governance this week. Left coverage centers Xi’s anti-corruption purges and tighter control, while the center coverage frames the meeting as a chance for Xi to tighten discipline and set strategy.
the left
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Left-side headlines center the meeting on Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption purges and tighter party control, framing the plenum through those campaigns.
What to Expect From China’s Fifth Plenum: Xi’s Sensational language“Purges”The word implies political persecution before the facts of the investigations are established.More neutral: anti-corruption investigationsDisagree with this highlight? and Tighter Party Control
BloombergLeftAll left-leaning headlines the center
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The only center headline frames the meeting around whether Xi will tighten discipline in the Party, presenting that as a question about his aims.
China's big political meeting could see Xi 'tighten discipline' in Party
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PurgesMore neutral: anti-corruption investigations
The word implies political persecution before the facts of the investigations are established.
What to Expect From China’s Fifth Plenum: Xi’s Purges and Tighter Party Control
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From the left
3 outletsLeads with
- Xi’s anti-corruption purges
- tighter party control
- ideology and governance over economic policy
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China’s political elite gather for talks on Communist Party discipline
The four-day meeting is being watched closely for clues as to the country's direction and future leadership.
- The GuardianLeft
Xi Jinping’s corruption crackdown in the spotlight as China prepares for meeting of top leaders
The fifth plenum comes against a backdrop of years of Sensational language“purges”The word implies political persecution before the facts of the investigations are established.More neutral: anti-corruption investigationsDisagree with this highlight? that have had some analysts wondering if the issue is corruption or a lack of loyalty When Xi Jinping came to power in 2012, he pledged to stamp out corruption all through the ranks of the Communist party. …
- BloombergLeft
What to Expect From China’s Fifth Plenum: Xi’s Sensational language“Purges”The word implies political persecution before the facts of the investigations are established.More neutral: anti-corruption investigationsDisagree with this highlight? and Tighter Party Control
China’s ruling Communist Party is holding its most important meeting of the year between Oct. 26 and 29. Known as the fifth plenum, the closed-door gathering of hundreds of top officials is expected to focus on strengthening the party’s ideology and governance, including its …
From the center
1 outletLeads with
- Xi’s past dominance of plenums
- delegate loyalty and strategy before the Party Congress
- past declarations on term limits and ideology
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- BBC NewsCenter
China's big political meeting could see Xi 'tighten discipline' in Party
The highly secretive four-day Plenum starts Monday in Beijing.
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First to report
Bloomberg, Oct 25, 6:32 PM EDT
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9 hr 8 min later
Its first report, Oct 26, 3:40 AM EDT
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- BloombergLeftOct 25, 6:32 PM EDT
- The GuardianLeftOct 25, 8:58 PM EDT
- Al Jazeera EnglishLeftOct 26, 1:38 AM EDT
- BBC NewsCenterOct 26, 3:40 AM EDT
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