BEIJING (Reuters) - A senior Chinese government spokesman sidestepped a question about the fate of the country's powerful former domestic security chief on Sunday, the first time a top official has been asked about a corruption case that has been shrouded in secrecy.
Zhou Yongkang was a member of the ruling Communist Party's Politburo Standing Committee - the apex of power in the country - and held the immensely powerful post of security overlord until he retired in 2012.
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