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Bo Xilai's father was the Communist revolutionary Bo Yibo, one of the Eight Great Eminent Officials, ... possibly as a result of his role in the Bo Xilai scandal.
The scandal led to the abrupt end to the political career of Bo Xilai, who was seen as a top contender for a top leadership position at the 18th Party Congress in 2012. In the scandal's aftermath, Bo was dismissed from his position of Chongqing party chief, removed from the Politburo, and eventually charged with corruption and abuse of power.
In March 2012, Wang, feeling threatened after having fallen out with Bo, abruptly appeared at the U.S. consulate in Chengdu in what became known as the Wang Lijun incident, setting off a sensational and protracted political scandal that brought down himself and Bo Xilai. In September 2012, Wang was convicted on charges of abuse of power ...
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The Chongqing gang trials (or dahei campaign) were a series of triad-busting trials in the city of Chongqing that began in October 2009 and concluded in 2011. Carried out under the auspices of municipal Communist Party chief Bo Xilai and police chief Wang Lijun, a total of 4,781 suspects were arrested, including 19 suspected crime bosses, hundreds of triad members, and a number of allegedly ...
The great-grandson of John Barr Affleck, Britain’s Consul General in Tianjin from 1935 to 1938, Heywood lived and worked in China since the early 1990s and became associated with the Bo Xilai family. In 2011, he was murdered by Bo's wife Gu Kailai in Chongqing after a business dispute. His death sparked a major political scandal and ...
Model of social and economic policies in Chongqing, China Chongqing model Location of Chongqing Simplified Chinese 重庆模式 Traditional Chinese 重慶模式 Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Chóngqìng móshì The "Chongqing model" was a series of social and economic policies adopted in the Chinese megalopolis of Chongqing. It is most closely associated with Bo Xilai, who ...
In February 2012, a Chinese official entered the US Consulate General in Chengdu, setting off a political scandal that led to the downfall of Chongqing Party Secretary Bo Xilai in what is now known as the Wang Lijun incident. [citation needed] The Consulate started with only six American officers and approximately 20 local employees.