Bo Xilai’s son Bo Guagua speaks up for the disgraced Communist Party official over social media
Neil Heywood
China Announces Plans for Party Congress and Prosecution of Bo Xilai
A long season of unexpected events is capped off with two clearly synchronized announcements — and the catastrophic fall of one of the Chinese Communist Party’s brightest stars is dramatically assured
Wang Lijun, Cop Who Set Off Chinese Political Scandal, Faces Trial
Though a conviction is a near certainty, it remains to be seen how harsh Wang’s punishment will be, or what light he may shed on this epic political scandal
Ex-Official’s Wife Given Suspended Death Sentence in Chinese Murder Case
Gu Kailai avoids execution in the case that has shaken up China’s leadership during a sensitive year of political transition
Must-Reads from Around the World, August 10, 2012
Today’s required reading: the Chinese Communist Party’s version of events in the murder trial of Bo Xilai’s wife, more trouble for Sheldon Adelson and an interview with the departing envoy to Iraq.
In China, Brief Murder Trial of Ex-Official’s Wife Offers Few Answers
At the trial of Gu Kailai, the world was given but a brief glimpse of the players in the Bo Xilai scandal.
Must-Reads from Around the World, August 7, 2012
Today’s required reading: a harrowing account from Syria, searching for the ghosts of the financial crisis and new details in the Bo Xilai scandal
The Bo Xilai Rumor Mill: Is There a Method Behind the Wild Speculation?
Another day, another juicy detail. Once, political scandals in China took months, even years, to reveal themselves. We are, for instance, still gleaning particulars of the power struggles that culminated in the brutal 1989 …
Must-Reads from Around the World, April 19, 2012
The Bo Xilai Saga: With Wife Implicated in Murder, Ousted Chinese Official Loses Communist Party Posts
The wife of Bo Xilai, a high-level Chinese politician, is under investigation for the murder of a British businessman, the state-run Xinhua news service reported late Tuesday, the first official word on the allegations that led …