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China's fifth plenum opens with party discipline in focus
The Guardian reports China's fifth plenum opens Monday with party self-governance central, after over a million people were investigated for discipline last year.
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China's fifth plenum opens Monday, with state media saying it will focus on advancing the party's full and rigorous self-governance. The Guardian reports disciplinary authorities investigated more than 1 million people last year, and the Central Military Commission now has two members after Zhang Youxia's expulsion.
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