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Zhou Yongkang (born 3 December 1942) is a former senior leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). He was a member of the 17th Politburo Standing Committee (PSC), China's highest decision-making body, and the Secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission ( Zhengfawei ) between 2007 and 2012, making him one of the most ...
Jul 29, 2014 · Zhou Yongkang was one of the nine most senior politicians in China until 2012, but after a spectacular fall from grace will spend the rest of his life in prison. The former head of China's...
Jun 11, 2015 · By Carrie Gracie. BBC China editor. @BBCCarrie. A white haired shadow of his former self, China's once all-powerful security boss Zhou Yongkang made his first public appearance in nearly three...
Jun 11, 2015 · China's ex-security chief Zhou Yongkang has been jailed for life - the most senior politician to face corruption charges under Communist rule. He was found guilty of bribery, abuse of power and...
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Jun 12, 2015 · June 11, 2015. HONG KONG — President Xi Jinping of China vowed to hunt “tigers” as well as “flies” in his drive to rid the ruling Communist Party of corruption, and on Thursday he defanged the most...
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Jun 11, 2015 · Zhou Yongkang, a former member of the Communist Party's top leadership, was convicted of corruption, abuse of power and leaking state secrets in 2015. He is the highest-ranking former politician to face trial since the 1981 Gang of Four case.
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Jun 11, 2015 · BEIJING (Reuters) - China sentenced its powerful former domestic security chief Zhou Yongkang to life in jail on Thursday, after he was found guilty at a secret trial of bribery, leaking state...
