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Zhou Yongkang Attended the Xinjiang Electricity Delivery Project Opening Ceremony

Both Xinhua and People’s Daily reported that, on May 13, 2012, Zhou Yongkang attended the opening ceremony of the “Xinjiang Electricity Delivery” project at Bayinguoleng Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Zhou is a member of the Politburo Standing Committee and the head of the Political and Legal Committee. He is widely reported to have been closely connected with Bo Xilai.

The “Xinjiang Electricity Delivery” project starts from Hami, Xinjiang and ends at Zhengzhou City, Henan Province. When completed, it will deliver ten million kilowatts of electricity to Central China.

Source: Xinhua, May 13 2012
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2012-05/13/c_123121768.htm
People’s Daily Online, May 14, 2012
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1024/17875535.html