CPC conclave: China to purge disgraced Central Committee members


General Li Shangfu, who turns 66 in February, has disappeared from public view since August 2023. - ST FILE

BEIJING: The Communist Party of China (CPC) is tipped to sack at least three disgraced members of its Central Committee during a conclave that could be held in February.

The third plenum of the CPC’s elite committee will likely strip People’s Liberation Army (PLA) general and former defence minister Li Shangfu, former foreign minister Qin Gang and former Rocket Force commander Li Yuchao of their full memberships in the committee. The two Lis are not related.

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