AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoParty Discipline: The Communist Party’s fifth plenum confirmed the expulsion of 33 senior members as Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption drive widens. Just 279 of 376 Central Committee members attended; more than a quarter were absent, many reportedly under investigation. Economic Pressure: China’s factory activity contracted for the third time in four months in October. The official manufacturing PMI fell to 49.3, as weak domestic demand and cooling export orders renewed calls for government support. Regional Strategy: Quad ministers agreed to strengthen supply chains and criticized export restrictions and “economic coercion,” without naming China. They also stressed freedom of navigation in key waterways. Tibet: The U.S. urged Beijing to end interference in religious life after reports that authorities demolished about 200 monks’ residences at a monastery in eastern Tibet.
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