When the Chinese government formally announces Zhou’s arrest – probably after the conclusion of the annual session of the National People’s Congress in mid-March – the revelations of the rot within the Chinese party-state will stun even the most jaded observers. What Zhou, his family, and their cronies have done can be described only as insatiable looting and blatant gangsterism.
当中国政府正式宣布拘捕周永康时——可能会在3月中旬一年一度的人大会议结束后——由此揭露的中国党国内部腐败将令所有观察者大惊失色。周永康及其家人和爪牙的所作所为可以说是贪得无厌的洗劫和赤裸裸强盗行为。