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China confirmed the expulsion of 33 officials from the Communist Party, while military leader Zhang Shengmin was promoted to the Politburo. The gathering underscores the scale of the party’s personnel changes; analysts differ on what the purges mean for Xi Jinping’s authority.
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The changes could affect the stability and decision-making of a major U.S. competitor, but the articles do not identify a specific immediate effect on U.S. businesses or households. Chinese officials and institutions are directly affected.