The Congress, where Xi is anticipated to be re-elected for a record-breaking third term, is taking place in the midst of a large purge of top security officers who are said to be part of an ideological circle antagonistic to the Chinese President.
DNA was collected from residents in at least 7 villages, 2 townships, 2 towns, 2 counties and 1 prefecture of the Tibetan Autonomous Region, as per a report by Human Rights Watch.
On July 1, 2021 the Hindu published a full-page advertorial paid for by China on the occasion of the centenary anniversary of the Communist Party of China. Also, in October 2020, it had run a full-page Chinese advertorial on the occasion of its national day.