China’s Communist Party opens fifth plenum with focus on discipline and loyalty to Xi

The Communist Party has started a key four-day conclave focused on party discipline and fighting corruption, as official media outlets say adherence to the party’s leadership under President Xi Jinping is key to the country’s success.It said the main agenda for the plenum included a work report by the Politburo to the Central Committee and the adoption of a document aimed at “deepening party self-governance”.Former PLA generals expelled from China’s Communist Party for factionalism and disloyaltyAccording to Xinhua, Xi, who is also the party’s leader, delivered a work report to the plenary session and provided an explanation regarding the draft of the document.