Former security chief Zhou Yongkang's wife and son have now also been sentenced to prison, nine years respectively, for allegations of bribery and corruption, revealing further President Xi Jinping's strategy of dealing with the country's ongoing economic crisis: strengthen the Communist Party's control over the country, says Geopolitical Futures, adding that by sending Zhou's family to prison, Xi has upped the ante dramatically. Xi is grappling with trying to curb the power of wealth in the party; he realises he cannot eliminate it, but he can force it to align with his own will by imposing devastating sentences on those who may resist, and not only on those that do. The fact is that if Zhou, who was one of the most trusted and powerful figures in China, and his family can be crushed, anyone can be crushed. It appears that as the economy gets weaker and the yuan falls, Xi is becoming more oppressive and increasing his power.
Former security chief Zhou Yongkang's wife and son have now also been sentenced to prison, nine and eighteen years respectively, for allegations of bribery and corruption, revealing further President Xi Jinping's strategy of dealing with the country's ongoing economic crisis: strengthen the Communist Party's control over the country, says Geopolitical Futures, adding that by sending Zhou's family to prison, Xi has upped the ante dramatically. Xi is grappling with trying to curb the power of wealth in the party; he realises he cannot eliminate it, but he can force it to align with his own will by imposing devastating sentences on those who may resist, and not only on those that do. The fact is that if Zhou, who was one of the most trusted and powerful figures in China, and his family can be crushed, anyone can be crushed. It appears that as the economy gets weaker and the yuan falls, Xi is becoming more oppressive and increasing his power.