Chinese leaders (L-R) Li Changchun, Vice Premier Li Keqiang, security chief Zhou Yongkang and former premier Zhu Rongji attend the opening of the 18th Communist Party Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. China’s powerful former security chief Zhou Yongkang has been expelled from the Communist Party and arrested, state media reported on December 5, 2014. (AFP PHOTO/GOH CHAI HIN)
Zhou Yongkang was among the most-feared and powerful, but now the former security minister is arrested and expelled from the Communist party. He’s charged with abusing power, taking bribes and leaking party and government secrets.
CCTV America interviewed Victor Gao for more analysis on Yongkang’s expulsion. Gao is a current affairs commentator in Beijing.
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