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Nov 11, 2013 · 14 Mar: At a news conference, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao indirectly criticises Bo Xilai for his handling of the Wang Lijun incident. It is the first comment from a senior national leader on the ...
Sep 22, 2013 · Sept. 22, 2013, 12:21 AM PDT. By Ed Flanagan, NBC News Producer. BEIJING – A Chinese court has found former Communist Party boss, Bo Xilai, guilty of all charges of corruption, taking bribes and ...
- Two Princelings Work Their Way Up Through The Ranks
- The Scandal That Sealed Bo Xilai's Fate
- Murder in The Lucky Holiday Hotel
- A Business Deal Gone Wrong, Paranoia, Or A Foiled Spy Plot?
- Bo's Downfall Allows For Xi's Rise
On paper, Xi Jinping and Bo Xilai followed remarkably similar trajectories, as part of the generation of 'princelings' primed to inherit their parents' status and political power. Sons of elite figures who were Communist heroes of the civil war, they grew up as the People's Republic of China was just beginning. Bo's father, Bo Yibo, and Xi's father...
By 2011, Bo Xilai had been climbing the political ranks for several years. After Dailan, he served as governor and then minister of commerce, before finally landing a coveted position in the Politburo — the decision-making body of the CCP. Things were heating up a year out from the 18th National Congress, where the future party leader would be anno...
After Wang's extraordinary plea for asylum, the rumour mill kicked into overdrive. A tape emerged suggesting that the police chief had fallen out with his boss over an investigation into the Bo family. British authorities demanded that China re-examine the strange death of Neil Heywood, who they were initially told had succumbed to alcohol poisonin...
Over the years, there have been varying theories as to what Gu Kailai's motivations may have been for arranging and carrying out Neil Heywood's murder. Prosecutors told the court the relationship had soured over a failed business deal, with Heywood demanding millions of dollars from the Bo family to recoup money he expected to make in a real estate...
With mounting allegations of corruption, bribery and even an extensive wire-tapping network used to spy on top Chinese officials, Bo's days in the party were numbered. "The wire-tapping was seen as a direct challenge to central authorities. It revealed to them just how far Bo … was prepared to go in his efforts to grasp greater power in China," wro...
Aug 22, 2013 · The corruption trial of ousted Chinese politician Bo Xilai on Thursday marks the Communist Party's efforts to wrap up its messiest scandal in decades. Bo's spectacular downfall last year was triggered by the embarrassing flight of his top aide to a U.S. consulate and revelations that Bo's wife had murdered a British businessman. The scandal exposed divisive infighting in the highest echelons ...
Sep 22, 2013 · Published 5:24 AM PDT, September 22, 2013. JINAN, China (AP) — A court sentenced Bo Xilai to life in prison for corruption Sunday, burying the career of one of China’s most up-and-coming politicians and lowering the curtain on a scandal that exposed a murder and illicit enrichment among the country’s elite.
Oct 24, 2013 · A court on Friday dismissed ousted Chinese politician Bo Xilai's appeal against his conviction and life sentence for corruption and abuse of power in one of the country's most politically charged ...
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Sep 22, 2013 · By Megha Rajagopalan JINAN, China (Reuters) - A Chinese court sentenced ousted senior politician Bo Xilai to life in jail on Sunday after finding him guilty of corruption and abuse of power, a tough term that gives him little chance of staging a political comeback. Bo was a rising star in China's leadership circles and cultivated a loyal following through his charisma and populist, quasi ...
