When arrested as part of corruption scandal , resigned from Communist Party . Zhou also was a member of the Chinese Communist Party 's Politburo Standing Committee . He 's the highest - ranking official to get caught up in President Xi Jinping 's anti - corruption campaign . Ruthless hardliner . Zhou was also a patron of Bo Xilai , a former a fast - rising political star who was jailed for corruption .
When arrested as part of corruption scandal , resigned from Communist Party . Zhou also was a member of the Chinese Communist Party 's Politburo Standing Committee . He 's the highest - ranking official to get caught up in President Xi Jinping 's anti - corruption campaign . Zhou was also a patron of Bo Xilai , a former a fast - rising political star who was jailed for corruption .