Key takeaways from this week's political meeting in Beijing

The Communist party central committee meeting was focused on discipline and fighting corruption. It comes ahead of next year when Xi is widely expected to try to secure a fourth term.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3000x2000+0+0/resize/3000x2000!/quality/85/format/webp/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2d%2Faa%2F00209429492ba03523634db38c54%2Fap26303093614138.jpg' alt='From left Wang Gang, moderator; Hu Heping, Executive Vice Minister of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee; Zhang Fuhai, Deputy Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the CPC and Vice Chairman of the National Commission of Supervision; Huang Jianfa, Executive Vice Minister of the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee; Tang Fangyu, Director of the Policy Research Office of the CPC Central Committee; Xie Chuntao, Executive Vice President of the Party School of the CPC Central Committee (National Academy of Governance) hold a press conference a day after the Communist Party Central Committee's fifth plenum close in Beijing, Friday, Oct. 30, 2026.'/><p>The Communist party central committee meeting was focused on discipline and fighting corruption. It comes ahead of next year when Xi is widely expected to try to secure a fourth term.</p><p>(Image credit: Ng Han Guan)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-6024695' />