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- Bo Xilai (Chinese: 薄熙来; pinyin: Bó Xīlái; born 3 July 1949) is a Chinese former politician who was convicted on bribery and embezzlement charges. He came to prominence through his tenures as Mayor of Dalian and then the governor of Liaoning. From 2004 to November 2007, he served as Minister of Commerce.
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Bo Xilai (Chinese: 薄熙来; pinyin: Bó Xīlái; born 3 July 1949) is a Chinese former politician who was convicted on bribery and embezzlement charges. He came to prominence through his tenures as Mayor of Dalian and then the governor of Liaoning. From 2004 to November 2007, he served as Minister of Commerce.
Nov 11, 2013 · Bo Xilai, the former Communist Party chief in Chongqing, was once seen as a high-flyer tipped for top office. But he has been expelled from the Communist Party, parliament and is to...
Aug 8, 2012 · Charismatic politician Bo Xilai promoted Chinese communist culture. His populist policies were seen to challenge a faction of the Party
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- The Scandal That Sealed Bo Xilai's Fate
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- 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...
Sep 21, 2013 · A court in eastern China sentenced Bo Xilai – the former rising star of the ruling Communist Party who fell from power amid a scandal involving murder, betrayal and financial skullduggery – to...
Sep 22, 2013 · Bo Xilai was one of the Communist Party's top leaders before he was felled by one of the biggest scandals to rock China in years. Bo, 64, was the party chief of Chongqing in...
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.
