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China's communist party expels ex-security chief Zhou

BEIJING, China - Zhou Yongkang, then Chinese Communist Party Politburo Standing Committee member, attends a conference to mark the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Youth League at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in May 2012. The former public security chief was reportedly expelled from the Communist Party over suspected "disciplinary violations."

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China's ex-security czar Zhou under investigation

BEIJING, China - Photo taken in November 2012 shows Zhou Yongkang (L) at the opening ceremony of the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China at Beijing's Great Hall of the People. Zhou, a former public security chief, is now under investigation for what the party claims is a "serious disciplinary violation."

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People visit ex-security czar Zhou's hometown

WUXI, China - People visit the grave in a village in Jiangsu Province's Wuxi City for the ancestors of former public security chief Zhou Yongkang on July 31, 2014. China's Communist Party has opened an investigation on Zhou for suspected "serious disciplinary violation."

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House of China's ex-security chief's relatives

WUXI, China - People look at a house in which China's former public security chief Zhou Yongkang's relatives used to live in a village in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, on July 31, 2014, three days after China's Communist Party announced the opening of an investigation on Zhou for suspected "serious disciplinary violation."

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Birthplace of China's ex-security chief Zhou

WUXI, China - The birthplace of China's former public security chief Zhou Yongkang in a village in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, is seen July 31, 2014. China's Communist Party has opened an investigation on Zhou for suspected "serious disciplinary violation."

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House of China's ex-security chief's relatives

WUXI, China - People look at a house in which China's former public security chief Zhou Yongkang's relatives used to live in a village in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, on July 31, 2014, three days after China's Communist Party announced the opening of an investigation on Zhou for suspected "serious disciplinary violation."

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China papers report ex-security chief's alleged graft

BEIJING, China - Sensational headlines on the front pages of many Chinese newspapers on July 30, 2014, report the Communist Party of China Central Committee's decision to build a case against former security chief Zhou Yongkang for alleged graft. A Hong Kong television station later reported some 90 billion yuan (14.6 billion U.S. dollars) worth of assets had been forfeited by Zhou and his relatives.

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China's ex-security chief Zhou under investigation

TOKYO, Japan - China's former public security chief Zhou Yongkang is seen in this undated photo. China's Communist Party said July 29, 2014, it is opening an investigation into Zhou for suspected "serious disciplinary violation."

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China puts ex-security czar Zhou under investigation

BEIJING, China - Photo taken in May 2012 shows Zhou Yongkang attending a convention of the Communist Youth League of China at Beijing's Great Hall of the People. China's Communist Party said July 29, 2014, it is opening an investigation into Zhou, a former public security chief, for suspected "serious disciplinary violation."

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China's ex-security czar Zhou sentenced to life in prison

File photo taken in November 2012 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing shows China's ex-security chief Zhou Yongkang. Xinhua News Agency reported that Zhou, who ran China's domestic security apparatus until 2012, was sentenced on June 11, 2015, to life in prison on corruption charges. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China's ex-security czar charged with bribery, leaking of secrets

File photo taken in November 2012 shows China's former security czar Zhou Yongkang attending the closing ceremony of the Communist Party's 18th National Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Zhou has been indicted on charges of bribery, abuse of power and leaking of state secrets, prosecutors said on April 3, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China's ex-security czar Zhou under investigation

BEIJING, China - Photo taken in November 2012 shows Zhou Yongkang (L) at the opening ceremony of the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China at Beijing's Great Hall of the People. Zhou, a former public security chief, is now under investigation for what the party claims is a "serious disciplinary violation." (Kyodo)

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Birthplace of China's ex-security chief Zhou

WUXI, China - The birthplace of China's former public security chief Zhou Yongkang in a village in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, is seen July 31, 2014. China's Communist Party has opened an investigation on Zhou for suspected "serious disciplinary violation." (Kyodo)

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People visit ex-security czar Zhou's hometown

WUXI, China - People visit the grave in a village in Jiangsu Province's Wuxi City for the ancestors of former public security chief Zhou Yongkang on July 31, 2014. China's Communist Party has opened an investigation on Zhou for suspected "serious disciplinary violation." (Kyodo)

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China's ex-security chief Zhou under investigation

TOKYO, Japan - China's former public security chief Zhou Yongkang is seen in this undated photo. China's Communist Party said July 29, 2014, it is opening an investigation into Zhou for suspected "serious disciplinary violation." (Kyodo)

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China puts ex-security czar Zhou under investigation

BEIJING, China - Photo taken in May 2012 shows Zhou Yongkang attending a convention of the Communist Youth League of China at Beijing's Great Hall of the People. China's Communist Party said July 29, 2014, it is opening an investigation into Zhou, a former public security chief, for suspected "serious disciplinary violation." (Kyodo)