. >> reporter: zhou was believed to have a close relationship with bo xilai, the former chief of the minister city of chongqing. bo was expected to join china's elite group of decision makers but he was jailed on corruption charges imprisonment for l some associates say bo and z were plotting to overthrow the xi administration. professor korogi said these developments show that president xi is trying to consolidate his power. >> translator: there will be personnel changes at the next congress of the communist party in 2017, and xi wants to put his people into important posts. he has to do something about the faction in order to achieve that. he's trying to shake the faction by convicting zhou. xi might shift to a softer approach now that he's established his position. there might even be some moves toward improving ties with countries where relations had at >> reporte continued to be tough in his diplomatic stance with japan and the u.s. professor korogi points out, if he successfully gets the people behind him, he could afford to lighten the tone of china's international naoki makita

bo xilai enjoyed a close working relationship with zhou. >> translator: this case shows the government's strong will t tackle corruption. people have wanted thi action for a long ti. we can finally see being dragged down. >> reporter: it's a tactical move. >>translator: it's an unprecedented step to convict someone at the top of the leadership. xi jinping is trying to show the communist party and the public that he is serious about eliminating corrupt officials even if it is an elder of the party. >> reporter: he was believed to have a close relationship with the former minister of the city of chie-ching. he was jailed on corruption charges and sentenced to imprisonment for life. >>translator: xi wants to put his people into important posts. he has to do something about the infaction in order to achieve that. he's trying to shake the faction by convicting zhou. xi might shift to a softer approach now that he's established his position. there might even be some moves to improving ties with countries where relations had deteriorated. >> reporter: xi pai jinpng has continue to be tough with

a lot of people are saying that zhou's fall, which follows that of bo xilai, will leave president xi jinping as the most powerful leader since -- a chinese american says the president sees it as a risky move in deposing what he calls tiger zhou. well anticorruption moves might prove popular amid the chinese anticorruption moves might prove popular amid the chinese people, it might also -- a climate of fear could prevail within the communist already -- the communist party. be a challenge to seizing power in the end. we may not have heard the end of zhou. "properlyys, disposing of a captured tiger is no easy task." >> thank you very much for the press review. time for the sports news. >> paracentral man -- paris st. player scored over the club from hong kong in the preseason friendly. hamovic of it -- abra -- >> i think it will be monaco. lyon for sure. many think that they we -- that we are fighting for the top place. [indiscernible] forward is back with the french champions, but not quite match fit. sidelined for the time being, which is giving the coach a bit of a headache. they did