The Fifth Plenary Session of the Communist Party of China concluded on Thursday, expelling a record 33 members and emphasizing "Party discipline." The meeting was attended by 279 Central Committee members, the first time attendance has fallen below 300 in Xi Jinping's 14 years in power. Of the 33 members expelled, 16 were from the military, bringing the total number of members purged during Xi Jinping's third term to a record 51. Additionally, in the first nine months of this year, China's top anti-corruption agency disciplined 680,000 people. Observers believe Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign has become an effort to consolidate and maintain power.