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Bo Xilai ( Chinese: 薄熙来; pinyin: Bó Xīlái; born 3 July 1949) is a Chinese former politician who was convicted on bribery and embezzlement charges. He came to prominence through his tenures as Mayor of Dalian and then the governor of Liaoning. From 2004 to November 2007, he served as Minister of Commerce.
Nov 11, 2013 · 22 August: Bo Xilai trial begins in Jinan. 26 August: Bo Xilai trial ends. 22 September: Bo Xilai found guilty on all charges and sentenced to life by Intermediate People's Court in...
Oct 18, 2022 · Bo Xilai was tall, handsome and charismatic. A rising star of the party, he was widely tipped to be given one of the coveted seats of the Politburo Standing Committee.
Sep 22, 2013 · BEIJING — Bo Xilai, the pugnacious Chinese politician whose downfall shook the Communist Party, was sentenced to life in prison on Sunday after a court found him guilty of bribetaking ...
Sep 21, 2013 · Beijing CNN —. A court in eastern China sentenced Bo Xilai – the former rising star of the ruling Communist Party who fell from power amid a scandal involving murder, betrayal and financial ...
May 6, 2024 · Both Bo and Gu came from prominent Chinese Communist Party (CCP) families and thus were part of the generation of “princelings” who had succeeded their parents as China’s elite. Bo’s father was Bo Yibo, one of the “Eight Immortals” who oversaw China’s reform and modernization efforts…. Read More.
Sep 22, 2013 · JINAN, China (AP) — A court sentenced Bo Xilai to life in prison for corruption Sunday, burying the career of one of China’s most up-and-coming politicians and lowering the curtain on a scandal that exposed a murder and illicit enrichment among the country’s elite.
Sep 22, 2013 · A Chinese court has found disgraced former top politician Bo Xilai guilty of bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power. The former party chief of Chongqing was sentenced to life imprisonment,...
Sep 22, 2013 · BEIJING – A Chinese court has found former Communist Party boss, Bo Xilai, guilty of all charges of corruption, taking bribes and abuse of power, sentencing the disgraced former official to life...
Aug 8, 2012 · In a country where the image of Mao Zedong is still revered and taxi drivers hang Mao medallions from their rear-view mirrors almost like lucky talismans, Bo Xilai’s “red culture” revival ...
