Zhou's arrest significant

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Anti-graft matters to all

Zhou Yongkang's case once again proves that the anti-graft campaign will never end until corruption is rooted out. It is with this determination that the new leadership insists on investigating every corruption case thoroughly and puts heavy pressure on corrupt groups. Corruption is a cancer - the Communist Party of China is doing operations on itself to cure that cancer instead of pretending it does not exist.

People's Daily, Dec 7

Even a monster-size tiger like Zhou cannot escape the fate of being shut in a cage. The case not only demonstrates the old principle that "everybody is equal before the law", but also strengthens public confidence that all tigers will be hunted.

Yin Xiaohu, a researcher at the Institute of Law, the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, xinhuanet.com, Dec 6

The threat to the Communist Party of China's existence comes not from outside, but from the corrupt groups inside; unless the Party shows firm determination and takes resolute actions to curb the rampancy of corruption, its survival will be at risk. Only with a clean government can China prosper and it is high time we built one.

Hu Xianda, analyst, via ifeng blog

On Dec 4, or the first "Constitution Day" of China, President Xi Jinping vowed to defend the Constitution and laws; one day later the top leadership unveiled the problems of Zhou Yongkang. That's the best way of honoring his vow and we expect Zhou's case to be a milestone of China's path towards the rule of law.

takungpao.com, Dec 7

A public trial of Zhou will be highly possible unless his case involves State security. According to Xu Yaotong, a professor at Chinese Academy of Governance, if the trial of Zhou can be conducted publicly, that will deter officials nationwide, prevent them from embezzling, and send a positive signal to the whole society about the rule of law.

zaobao.com, Dec 7