Looks like he bought the wrong member of the Central Committee. Here in this country, all he’d have to do is buy the President. It’s the Chicago way...
LOL; or the Chinese economy is slowing down and they need a scapegoat.
According to the Wikipedia, he was a member:
He was a member of the 17th Politburo Standing Committee (PSC), China's top decision-making body, and the Secretary of the Central Political and Legislative Committee between 2007 and 2012. In that position, Zhou oversaw China's security apparatus and law enforcement institutions, with power stretching into courts, prosecution agencies, police forces, paramilitary forces, and intelligence organs.