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Bo Xilai faces criminal charges

Bo Xilai has been expelled from the Communist Party and will face justice

Bo Xilai has been expelled from the Communist Party and will face justice, Chinese state media say. Bo Xilai, the ex-Communist Party leader in the city of Chongqing, is accused of abuse of power and corruption. His wife, Gu Kailai, was given a suspended death sentence in August for murdering British businessman Neil Heywood. The [...]

Gu Kailai admits murdering Neil Heywood due to a mental breakdown

Gu Kailai has admitted murdering Neil Heywood and blamed her actions on a mental breakdown

Gu Kailai, wife of disgraced top politician Bo Xilai, has admitted murdering British businessman Neil Heywood and blamed her actions on a mental breakdown, Chinese state media report. The Xinhua news agency reports Gu Kailai has apologized for the “tragedy”. She said she would “accept and calmly face any sentence”, the agency added. Gu Kailai [...]

Bo Guagua, who denied extravagant lifestyle, was ticketed three times while driving Porsche on campus

Bo Guagua hit out at claims that he had cashed in on his parents’ wealth and influence by spending more partying than studying while he was at Oxford University

Earlier this week, Bo Guagua, the son of fallen Chinese politician Bo Xilai, has been fighting claims of his playboy lifestyle and denied that he ever drove a Ferrari. However, an official with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation said Bo Guagua, currently a Harvard graduate student, received three traffic tickets over the course of two [...]

Bo Xilai spied on China’s president Hu Jintao

The New York Times has recently reported that Bo Xilai ran a wire-tapping system that extended as far as China's president Hu Jintao

The New York Times has recently reported that Bo Xilai ran a wire-tapping system that extended as far as China’s president Hu Jintao. Citing “nearly a dozen people with party ties”, the New York Times said the disgraced Bo Xilai ran a wire-tapping network across Chongqing, where he was party chief. His officials even listened [...]

Li Jun claims to have been tortured by police working under Bo Xilai

Li Jun said he was forced to admit that he was a member of an organized crime gang, and that he had been engaged in bribery, fraud and illegally supporting a religious organization

Bo Xilai, the Chinese politician who launched an attack on organized crime is accused of heading a police apparatus that carried out “evil” operations against its enemies. Bo Xilai spearheaded a crackdown on Chongqing’s mafia organizations, but people are now coming forward claiming this involved torture and false accusations. These allegations have emerged since Bo [...]

China urges support for its probe into disgraced leader Bo Xilai

Bo Xilai’s wife, Gu Kailai, is being investigated in connection with the death of British businessman Neil Heywood

China has urged support for its probe into disgraced leader Bo Xilai, a day after news of his dismissal and the detention of his wife over the death of British businessman Neil Heywood shocked the country. A widely-published piece in party newspaper People’s Daily praised the “correct decision”, saying it showed respect for the rule [...]

Bo Xilai is the victim of a smear campaign, says a family friend

The allegations against Bo Xilai were "preposterous", said a source close to his family

Bo Xilai, the politician at the heart of China’s biggest political scandal in years, is the victim of a smear campaign, a source close to his family has said. The source, who did not want to be identified, said the allegations against Bo Xilai were “preposterous”. Bo Xilai was sacked from his job in charge [...]

Bo Xilai sacked as Chinese Chongqing’s Communist Party leader amid Wang Lijun scandal

Bo Xilai, one of China’s most prominent politicians, has been removed from his post as Chongqing's Communist Party leader

Bo Xilai, one of China’s most prominent politicians, has been removed from his post as Chongqing’s Communist Party leader, state news agency Xinhua reports. Bo Xilai, 62, was a strong contender for promotion to China’s top rungs when the party changes its leadership later this year. However, a scandal erupted when his former chief of [...]

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