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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 .
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- Chinese Communist Party (1980–2012; expelled)
May 6, 2024 · November 15, 1958, Beijing. Bo Xilai and Gu Kailai (respectively, born July 3, 1949, Dingxiang county, Shanxi province, China; born November 15, 1958, Beijing) are a Chinese politician and lawyer who were at the center of one of China’s greatest political scandals. Both Bo and Gu came from prominent Chinese Communist Party (CCP) families and ...
Sep 21, 2013 · Beijing CNN —. 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 ...
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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...
How a murder in a hotel room derailed the career of Bo Xilai, a charismatic rival of Xi Jinping, who became China's leader in 2012. Learn about their similar backgrounds, ambitions and scandals in this article.
Sep 22, 2013 · Sept. 21, 2013. BEIJING — Bo Xilai, the pugnacious Chinese politician whose downfall shook the Communist Party, was sentenced to life in prison on Sunday after a court found him guilty of ...
Sep 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.
Sep 22, 2013 · 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 abuse of power, sentencing...
