This week, China’s ruling Communist Party (CCP) will see its biggest change in leadership since 2017, following the recent expulsion of eight top generals on corruption charges.

The closed-door meeting, known as the Fourth Plenum, will discuss Beijing’s forthcoming five-year economic development plan, but will also confirm personnel decisions such as formally removing members already expelled from the party.

At least 11 full members of the Central Committee, out of 300-plus full and alternate members, are likely to be replaced by alternates, according to convention.

This could potentially be the highest turnover at a single meeting since 2017’s Seventh Plenum, when a record 11 members were expelled. Over the course of President Xi Jinping’s first term, a record 19 members were repla

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