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The Bo Xilai Scandal ePub eBook
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The Bo Xilai Scandal ePub eBook

by FT reporters reporters
February 2019
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
95 pages
1h 34m
English
FT Publishing International
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Making of a politicion

The last of the revolutionary “eight immortal” Party elders to “go meet Marx”, Bo Yibo died in January 2007 at the age of 98, having wielded enormous influence on Chinese politics from behind the scenes until the very end.

Right up until he died, the elder Bo lobbied tirelessly to advance the political career of his son Xilai, who at first rose steadily but slowly through the provincial Party ranks in northeast China with his beautiful new wife by his side.

Gu gave birth to Bo Guagua (a name which means “melon melon” in Chinese), in 1987, and in 1992 Bo Xilai was named mayor of Dalian, thanks in part to his father’s staunch support and incessant backroom dealing.

It was here in this seaside city of 6m people that Bo began ...

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