A group of Communist Party elders has issued an open letter calling for the removal of Zhou Yongkang, a top China leader

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A group of Communist Party elders has issued an open letter calling for the removal of Zhou Yongkang, a top China leader

Liu Jin

Calls for the sacking of Zhou Yongkang, one of China's top nine leaders, are closely linked to the recent fall of Bo Xilai -- another high-ranking official -- which triggered the nation's biggest political scandal in decades.