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.