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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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Moving on up

Meanwhile, Gu Kailai, whose given name means “embrace the future” was also burnishing her public image as a high-flying lawyer with the 1998 publication of a book entitled Uphold Justice in America that was later turned into a TV serial.

The story followed Gu as she helped several Dalian companies win a case in a US court in 1997, a rare victory for a Chinese plaintiff at that time.

In one prophetic section in the book, Gu compares the Chinese and US justice systems, criticizing American courts for being too hung up on evidence and due process. “Chinese law doesn't play with words [like the US legal system does]. We have a principle called 'based on facts.' If we know you killed someone you will be arrested, sentenced and executed,” ...

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