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  "id": 17346832,
  "title": "China dismisses 33 members in record purge amid emphasis on party discipline",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/china-dismisses-33-members-in-record-purge-amid-emphasis-on-party",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T18:27:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mothership",
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    "url": "https://mothership.sg/2026/10/china-communist-party-purge/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "This is the first time plenum attendance has dropped below 300 in Xi's 14 years of rule.",
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    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "China’s plenum backs tighter party discipline, a priority for Xi. Here’s why it matters",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/chinas-plenum-backs-tighter-party-discipline-a-priority-for-xi-heres",
        "published": "2026-10-30T08:52:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Are the latest Communist Party promotions a sign of a new political trend in China?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/are-the-latest-communist-party-promotions-a-sign-of-a-new-political",
        "published": "2026-10-31T01:00:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Xi's purge leaves record number of vacancies in China's Communist Party leadership",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/xis-purge-leaves-record-number-of-vacancies-in-chinas-communist-party",
        "published": "2026-10-31T04:59:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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