‘Even Politburo members can be touched’: what the latest purge says about Xi Jinping’s China

Ma Xingrui, party secretary of Xinjiang, has been expelled from the Politburo in Xi Jinping’s latest purge of his inner circle in China. Photograph: Vincent Thian/AP View image in fullscreen Ma Xingrui, party secretary of Xinjiang, has been expelled from the Politburo in Xi Jinping’s latest purge of his inner circle in China. Photograph: Vincent Thian/AP This article is more than 1 month old Analysis ‘Even Politburo members can be touched’: what the latest purge says about Xi Jinping’s China This article is more than 1 month old Alicia Chen in Taipei The ousting of Ma Xingrui – the third Politburo member in recent years - suggests Xi’s tolerance of dissent is diminishing, say analysts