China's Most Sensational Trial in Decades: Will It Be Political or Legal?
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Given the fact that Zhou also happened to be a political adversary of President Xi, and lost a vicious power struggle on the eve of China's leadership transition in 2012, there are lingering doubts about the motives behind sending this "mega-tiger" (a corrupt top Chinese leader) to jail.
By Minxin Pei, ContributorProfessor of Government at Claremont McKenna College, 2015-01-05