The former head of the police also did not hesitate to use his huge wealth to crush dissent and dissidents. stable under the guise of “for social stability”.
Before Zhou retired in 2012, income inequality and corruption were getting worse and worse in China. Zhou oversees a security budget that even surpasses the military with 2 million people.
As a member of China’s Politburo Standing Committee – the country’s largest decision-making body – Zhou is One of the 9 members who holds the power to live and kill in a country of more than 1,3 billion people, even though he has left politics, Chu and his family are still considered to benefit greatly from their position.
< p>After months of tense speculation, China’s Central Commission for Discipline Inspection announced in July an official investigation of Zhou for “serious violations of discipline”. officially expelled from the party and prosecuted.
Zhou Yongkang (left) and President Xi Jinping when Mr. Zhou was still in office. With the position Positioned as a member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese Politburo and head of the Political-Legal Committee of the Communist Party of China, Mr. Zhou Yongkang was once considered the third most powerful person in this country of 13 billion people.
Zhu’s case has been referred to the supreme prosecutor’s office – paving the way for a trial that would make Zhou the most senior Chinese official to face charges famous for corruption in the history of the founding of the People’s Republic.
Investigators said that this 71-year-old former Minister of Public Security received a huge amount of bribes, abused his power, and benefited unfairly. It is for family and relatives and friends to reveal national secrets of adultery, exchanging power for love and money…
Breaking the taboo
< p>Many see Zhou Yongkang’s downfall as a watershed moment in China’s secretive political world. This world is currently headed by President Xi Jinping, who has announced an anti-corruption campaign aimed at both “tigers” and “flies” (low-ranking high-ranking officials).
” The important thing here is that Mr. Xi Jinping has proven that he has enough strength to break the taboo of never accusing a former member of the Politburo Standing Committee,” said analyst Willy Lam of the Chinese University of Hong Kong said.
Unlike Mr. Xi – the crown prince with revolutionary lineage Zhou Yongkang was born into a poor family in eastern China. His father was an illiterate but willing farmer Borrowed money to send his children to school. Smart and hard-working Chu did not disappoint his father and became one of the few local students to be admitted to a prestigious university in Beijing.
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President Xi Jinping is considered the person who broke the “unwritten” rules of the game in China’s secret political community when the arrest warrant for Mr. Zhou Yongkang was issued on December 5, 2014
This school is now called Petroleum University China is the birthplace of the “tycoons” of the national oil and gas industry. A graduate of the early Zhou mining industry went to work in a mining area in northeastern China and quickly rose through the ranks from the late 1960s. 1980.
Chu is remembered for his political skills rather than his expertise. Those skills were developed when he moved to the Ministry of Petroleum in Beijing – which later became an oil conglomerate The giant state gas was also Zhou Yongkang’s power base.
Overcoming factional struggles within the ministry, Zhou became the leader who decided to focus on oil exploration and exploitation domestic as well as foreign gas, a two-pronged strategy that continues today.
Rapid growth from foreign deals makes Beijing’s supervision difficult than sow the seeds of corruption.
In 2001, after serving as Minister of Land and Natural Resources, Zhou became Secretary of the Sichuan Provincial Party Committee – one of the most populous provinces in China. State media at that time described Zhou as a leader with the ability to speak clearly and with a clear vision of attracting high-tech companies and modernizing the agricultural and tourism sector.
Five years later Zhou rose to the pinnacle of power with a position in the Standing Committee of the Chinese Politburo. Zhou’s “reign” coincided with many -content-target=”/su-kien.htm” data-track-content=”” href=”/su-kien.htm”>big events as well as social unrest such as: Northern Olympics Jing 2008 celebrated the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic in 2009 and the World Expo in Shanghai in 2010.
Patron falls
As China prioritized security and stability above all else, Zhou quickly expanded the power of the police force, limiting the independence of the judiciary, cementing his reputation as a tough leader.
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During this time Zhou became the patron of Bo Xilai – a rising political star in Chongqing.
Zhou Yongkang (left) with Bo Xilai, former Secretary of Chongqing. Bo Xilai “fell” after Bo’s right-hand man, Wang Lijun, ran into the US diplomatic mission in Chengdu to seek political asylum. A life sentence was imposed on Mr. Bo and Mr. Bo’s wife received a suspended death sentence of 2 years. Mr. Chu is considered the sponsor of Mr. Bo’s political career. Mr. Bo belongs to the “Three Dead Party” group of Mr. Bo Yibo’s sons.
Bo Xilai’s fall in 2012 attracted the world’s attention. . Meanwhile, Chinese state media described this as a typical example of Mr. Xi Jinping’s determination to clean up the ruling party.
However, many analysts believe that the The downfall of Zhou Yongkang and Bo Xilai was due to political faction fighting; that Mr. Xi Jinping could not find a better reason to eliminate political opponents than the pretext of fighting corruption.
People close to Zhou also did not escape investigation. Dozens of Zhou’s family members as well as trusted aides were either investigated or arrested, most notably in the oil and gas industry security agency and Sichuan province – three places where Zhou once dominated.
Most current stories focus on the wealth of Zhou Yongkang’s family. Chu’s family is said to benefit greatly from the boom in the energy and real estate industries.
Chu’s 42-year-old eldest son is said to own a lot of valuable real estate. cost many millions of dollars. Even at the age of 30, he quickly succeeded and promoted after winning the contract to upgrade IT systems for 8,000 gas stations across China.
The Chinese press also mentioned The fact that Chu’s younger brother – once a farmer – used Zhou Yongkang’s influence to benefit from helping people get out of prison, people into the police academy or selling pipelines to oil and gas exploration areas…
According to analysts, Chu and his son could be sentenced to suspended death.
From eel catching boy Chu Yongkang became a security boss with the power to lead 5 gangs:
< p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN:center;MARGIN:0 0 0;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">First group “Sichuan state”: From 1999 to 2002, Zhou Yongkang was Secretary of Sichuan, although the time was not long, but after returning to Beijing, he held important positions: Standing member, Central Secretary, Minister of Public Security, Political Secretary governance – law… lies in the center of power and influence of Zhou in the Sichuan officialdom. 13 months after the 18th Congress, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Ly Xuan Thanh, Deputy Governor Quach Vinh Tuong, Chairman of the Provincial Government Association Ly Sung Hy and more than 40 department-level officials of Sichuan were in turn arrested or lost their positions…< /p>
The second group is the “Petroleum state”: Since August 2013, Zhou Yongkang’s “Petroleum state” has been defeated by a series of high-ranking officials such as Chairman of the Group Chiang Khiet Man and Deputy General Director Vuong Vinh Xuan Ly Hoa Lam Nhue Tan Quyen, Chief Accountant of Wen Thanh Son Group… were all arrested.
The third group – centipedes in the Police sector: After Deputy Minister (Minister rank) of Police Ly Dong Sinh was arrested on December 18/ 2013 the purge of Zhou Yongkang’s influence in the Public Security sector began.
2 months later Beijing National Security Director Liang Ke was dismissed; On July 20, 2014, Tianjin Police Department Director Vu Truong Thuan was investigated; Vice Chairman of the Provincial People’s Council, former Director of Ha Nam Police Department, Tan Ngoc Hai, was detained for investigation…
Fourth group – “State Secretary”: On the same day, July 2, 2014, 3 officials were Ky Van Lam, Deputy Governor of Hainan Province, Deputy Head of the Political and Legal Committee Office, Du Cuong, Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Police Security Department, Dam Hong, was dismissed and quarantined for investigation.
All 3 were secretaries by Zhou Yongkang. Previously, three other people were also Zhou’s secretaries: Deputy Governor of Sichuan Province Quach Vinh Tuong Deputy General Director of National Petroleum Corporation Ly Hoa Lam Party Secretary of Tham Dinh Thanh International Petroleum Company was also arrested.< /div>
The fifth group – Chu’s relatives: Before Zhou Yongkang was investigated and arrested, a series of in-laws were arrested. Among them are: eldest son Chu Bin, daughter-in-law Hoang Uyen; in-laws Hoang Du Sinh Chiem Man Loi; The third younger brother is Chu Nguyen Thanh and his wife is Chu Lenh. His younger brother is Chu Phong.
