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Something Special in the Air? Rumblings of a Purge from Beijing, PRC
In the wake of the DPRK’s Jang Song-thaek’s purge, reports have emerged that People’s Republic of China security chief Zhou Yongkang may be under investigation for corruption charges. Until his retirement last year, Zhou was a member of the PRC’s Politburo Standing Committee and exercised great power in Sichuan province, managing the oil revenues and […]
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Bo Xilai: Inside the Scandal
- August 24, 2013
- Bo Guagua
- Bo Xilai
- Bo Yibo
- China
- Chongqing
- Chongwing Model
- Cultural Revolution
- Gu Kailai
- Guangdong Model
- Huang Qifan
- Mao Ze Dong
- Neil Haywood
- People's Republic of China
- People's Republic of Scandal
- Politburo
- Politburo Standing Committee
- PRC
- Princelings
- Privileged Class
- Red Songs
- Scandal
- Wang Lijun
- Wang Yang
The Chongqing Model The Fall of Bo Xilai Trial of Bo Xilai’s Aide Begins in PRC [Wall Street Journal]
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Xi Jinping: World Awaits Official Announcement of Ascendancy, Raises Questions About Future Direction of the World’s Second Largest Economy
With the beginning of the 18th National Congress of the People’s Republic of China yesterday, the world awaits the official announcement of Xi Jinping’s ascendancy to the leadership of the Politburo’s Standing Committee, as is widely expected. The question of who will be joining Xi Jinping at the top is what presently concerns most China […]
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Bo Xilai’s Police Chief Wang Lijun Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison
- September 24, 2012
- Aristocracy
- Asia
- Bo Guagua
- Bo Xilai
- Bo Yibo
- China
- Chongqing
- Chongwing Model
- Cultural Revolution
- East Asia
- Gu Kailai
- Guangdong Model
- Huang Qifan
- Mao Ze Dong
- Neil Heywood
- nomenklatura
- People's Republic of China
- People's Republic of Scandal
- Politburo
- Politburo Standing Committee
- PRC
- Princelings
- Privileged Class
- Red Songs
- Scandal
- Wang Lijun
- Wang Yang
- Wealthy
The former police chief of Chongqing, Wang Lijun, connected to the once-powerful Bo Xilai, was sentenced to 15 years in prison by a Chinese court in Chengdu because of his involvement in the Bo Xilai scandal that has rocked the PRC’s political establishment since it emerged that Bo’s wife, Gu Kailai, was responsible for the […]
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Trial of Bo Xilai’s Aide Begins in the People’s Republic of China
Wang Lijun’s trial begins in Chengdu in what is perhaps the denouement of the Bo Xilai drama that has captivated China and the world since revelations that Bo’s wife Gu Kailai poisoned British national Charles Heywood. The trial is focusing on charges of corruption among others, the gravest penalty for which could be the death […]
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The Chongqing Model: After Bo Xilai, the Mega-City Moves Forward
- May 7, 2012
- Aristocracy
- Asia
- Bo Guagua
- Bo Xilai
- Bo Yibo
- China
- Chongqing
- Chongwing Model
- Cultural Revolution
- Gu Kailai
- Guangdong Model
- Huang Qifan
- Mao Ze Dong
- Neil Haywood
- People's Republic of China
- People's Republic of Scandal
- Politburo
- Politburo Standing Committee
- PRC
- Princelings
- Privileged Class
- Red Songs
- Scandal
- Wang Lijun
- Wang Yang
- Wealthy
The Bo Xilai case has brought to the forefront China’s unique model of economic development; namely, the political scandal has exposed to the world the very different philosophical strains driving Chinese politics, a stark contrast to the heretofore monolithic image the Chinese Communist Party has managed to present thus far. State-directed development influenced by socialist […]
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The Fall of Bo Xilai: Scandal in the People’s Republic of China Hints at Internal Power Struggle in the Politburo
The voice of the Communist Party of China has come through loud and clear in the Bo Xilai case: Bo is stripped of all titles and factional battles are alive and well within the Chinese Politburo. PRC internet sources are alive with rumors regarding the most public downfall of a powerful Chinese politician in recent […]
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