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CCP Expels, Punishes Provincial-Level Official for Listening to Banned News Commentaries

Analysts compare the current state of the CCP with the former Soviet Union at the eve of its collapse.
CCP Expels, Punishes Provincial-Level Official for Listening to Banned News Commentaries
Crowds wait in Tiananmen Square for the daily flag raising ceremony at dawn, ahead of the opening session of the National Peoples Congress in Beijing, on March 5, 2019. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images
Alex Wu
3/5/2026|Updated: 3/6/2026
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The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has expelled a provincial-level official from its ranks and referred him for judicial punishment for listening to banned political news programs.

Analysts told The Epoch Times that the CCP’s tightened control of its officials indicates that the regime is entering a final stage, which resembles the situation at the eve of the former communist Soviet Union’s collapse.

Alex Wu
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Alex Wu is a U.S.-based writer for The Epoch Times focusing on Chinese society, Chinese culture, human rights, and international relations.
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