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Communist Party pledges to reach deeper into China’s tech, digital platform sectors

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Liang, X. (2026, November 1). Communist Party pledges to reach deeper into China’s tech, digital platform sectors. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3372899/communist-party-pledges-reach-deeper-chinas-tech-digital-platform-sectors

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South China Morning Post · collected 2026-11-01 · by Xinlu Liang

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China's Communist Party has vowed to increase its oversight over the nation's technology and digital sectors, focusing particularly on combating corruption within cryptocurrency, cross-border financial transactions, and blockchain technology. This commitment was outlined in a report from the Fifth Plenum, which also highlights efforts to strengthen party influence through enhanced "party building" initiatives across these industries.
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The Communist Party of China pledged to increase its influence in the technology and digital platform sectors during a recent political meeting known as the fifth plenum. According to a report from this event, the party plans to step up "party building" activities across the tech industry and use digital tools to combat corruption involving cryptocurrency, cross-border funds, and blockchain technology. The South China Morning Post reported these developments on November 1, 2026.

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Communist Party pledges to reach deeper into China’s tech, digital platform sectors China will crack down on corruption involving cryptocurrency, cross-border funds and blockchain technology, according to fifth plenum report China’s ruling Communist Party will step up “party building” across the country’s tech sector and deploy digital tools to fight corruption, according to a landmark document adopted at a key political plenum.
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🔮 Communist Party pledges to reach deeper into China’s tech, digital platform sectors China will crack down on corruption involving cryptocurrency, cross-border funds and blockchain technology, according to fifth plenum report China’s ruling Communist Party will step up “party building” across the country’s tech sector and deploy digital tools to fight corruption, according to a landmark document adopted at a key political plenum.
2026-11-01 · South China Morning Post
Communist Party pledges to reach deeper into China’s tech, digital platform sectors · speculative framing

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Communist Party pledges to reach deeper into China’s tech, digital platform sectors China will crack down on corruption involving cryptocurrency, cross-border funds and blockchain technology, according to fifth plenum report China’s ruling Communist Party will step up “party building” across the country’s tech sector and deploy digital tools to fight corruption, according to a landmark document adopted at a key political plenum. uncertain
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