Chinese Cadres Meet at Beidaihe to Back Xi's 2027 Loyalty Drive Amid Senior Purges
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Updated · The Guardian · Aug 8
Chinese Cadres Meet at Beidaihe to Back Xi's 2027 Loyalty Drive Amid Senior Purges
1 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Aug 8
Summary
Top Chinese cadres gathered this week at the secretive Beidaihe conclave, where they are expected to endorse Xi Jinping's intensified push for party loyalty and discipline ahead of the 2027 party congress.
The meeting comes amid purges of senior political and military figures and a broader campaign of “full and rigorous party self-governance,” reinforcing Xi's control as he prepares for a pivotal political year.
That tightening at home is paired with a new ethnic unity law affecting roughly 125 million minority citizens—about 9% of China's population—which critics say codifies forced assimilation and extends penalties even to Chinese abroad.
The domestic crackdown coincides with a more assertive external posture, including pressure on Taiwan, tensions with Japan and the Philippines, export curbs on rare earths and drone technology, and reported plans to deepen military support for Iran.
With Xi due to visit Washington next month after a May summit in Beijing, the Beidaihe meeting underscores how internal discipline and external ambition are converging in his bid to strengthen China's position against the US.