China's Anti-Corruption Drive Pushes Ahead

Amid the Chinese Communist Party's ongoing anti-corruption campaign, which is meant to reassert authority and alleviate public anger, rumors have resurfaced that China's former top security official, Zhou Yongkang, is under investigation. Though Zhou left office during the 2012 leadership transition that saw Xi Jinping take over the presidency, he had long been suspected of abusing his power and illegally enriching himself during his years in government. If Zhou is in fact under investigation, it would offer a significant symbolic demonstration of the Party's willingness to move forward with its self-imposed anti-corruption drive and rein in misbehavior by high-level officials.