Banished to the edge of empire
Instead of a top job at the centre of power, Bo was sent back to the provinces – to the steamy southwestern metropolis of Chongqing on the banks of the Yangtze River that briefly served as the capital during World War II as Japanese invaders overran China.
As consolation for again being passed over for a top job, he was also given a position on the 25-member Politburo, the second-highest decision-making body in the Communist party, from which the standing committee is selected.
“There are three main things that stopped him being promoted – his notoriety from being a member of the Liandong [the violent Red Guard group] in the Cultural Revolution, his father’s bad reputation and overly aggressive campaigning on his ...
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