China’s Disgraced Leader Faces Bribery and Sex Charges
Nelson Ching/Bloomberg via Getty Images(BEIJING) — The fall of Bo Xilai was nearly complete Friday when China’s Politburo expelled him from the Communist Party, paving the way for him to stand trial on a list of charges that include bribery, inv…
Bo Xilai’s Top Cop Gets 15 Years
Kevin Horan/Stone(BEIJING) — China’s most famous ex-cop, Wang Lijun, the former police chief to fallen Chinese politician Bo Xilai, was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for charges that included attempted defection to the United States and …
China: Bo Xilai’s Former Ally Emerges from ‘Vacation-Style Therapy’ for Trial
George Doyle/Thinkstock(BEIJING) — Amidst the distraction of the widespread anti-Japanese demonstrations raging across China, Wang Lijun, the former police chief of the city of Chongqing, finally emerged from seven months of “vacation-style ther…
Wife of Ousted Chinese Leader Receives Suspended Death Sentence
Brand X Pictures/Thinkstock(BEIJING) — Precisely on time and as expected, the Intermediate People’s Court in Hefei, China, announced on Monday that Gu Kailai, the wife of ousted party chief Bo Xilai, received a suspended death sentence for the a…
Murder Trial for Wife of Ousted Chinese Leader Ends After One Day
Hemera/Thinkstock(HEFEI, China) — Gu Kailai, the wife of ousted Chinese politician Bo Xilai, stood trial on Thursday for the murder of a British businessman last November.According to China’s Xinhua News Agency, the prosecutors claimed that Gu a…
Murder Trial to Begin for Wife of Ousted Chinese Leader
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(HEFEI, China) — As if the 2012 Olympics in London were not providing enough drama, the murder trial for Gu Kailai, the wife of ousted Chinese politician Bo Xilai, begins Thursday in Hefei.Kailai was indicted last November in co…
Bo Xilai’s Son Defends Self Against ‘Notorious’ Rumors
Alexander Hassenstein/Thinkstock(CAMBRIDGE, Mass.) — After weeks of silence and speculation over his whereabouts, Bo Guagua, the only son of ousted Chinese politician Bo Xilai and his murder-suspect wife Gu Kailai, has written to his school newspaper …
Wife of Ousted Chinese Leader Bo Xilai Accused of Murdering Brit
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(BEIJING) — All day Tuesday Beijing was abuzz with reports there was going to be a big announcement during the evening newscast regarding ousted Chinese politician Bo Xilai. But the evening news came and went, and there was no an…