Trial Date Set for Former Chongqing Police Chief
Former Chongqing police chief Wang Lijun, charged last week with defection, abuse of power and corruption, is to stand trial next Tuesday in Chengdu. Officials have promised an open trial, but CNN’s...
View ArticleDetails of the Trials of Wang Lijun
Xinhua has published a detailed nine-page account of Wang Lijun’s trial, held in Chengdu on Monday and Tuesday this week, for defection, abuse of power, corruption and “bending the law for selfish...
View ArticleWang Lijun Sentenced to 15 Years
Xinhua reports that former Chongqing police chief Wang Lijun has been sentenced to fifteen years in prison “for bending the law for selfish ends, defection, abuse of power and bribe-taking”. Wang, the...
View ArticleOfficial Expert Questions Heywood Cause of Death
One of China’s most senior forensic scientists has challenged the official explanation for Neil Heywood’s death in a now deleted blog post. Gu Kailai, wife of former Chongqing party chief Bo Xilai,...
View ArticleBo Xilai Expelled from Party, Will Face Criminal Charges (Updated)
Together with the long-awaited announcement of a start date for the 18th Party Congress, Xinhua revealed on Friday that Bo Xilai has been expelled from the Party and will now face criminal prosecution:...
View ArticleForensic Expert Explains Challenge to Heywood Story
This week, senior forensic scientist Wang Xuemei published a blog post challenging the official explanation for the death of British businessman Neil Heywood. Gu Kailai, whose husband Bo Xilai will now...
View ArticleNPC Paving Way for Bo Xilai Trial
The South China Morning Post reported Tuesday that The National People’s Congress will likely strip Bo Xilai of his membership next week, which would revoke the disgraced former Chongqing party chief’s...
View ArticleNeil Heywood: “Peripheral Figure”, or MI6 Informant?
If the “semi-open” trial of Gu Kailai for the murder of Neil Heywood was meant to lay the matter of his death to rest, it has not been entirely successful. Immediately afterwards, questions emerged...
View ArticleChongqing, a Slippery Stepping Stone
The CPC Central Committee has appointed Sun Zhengcai to fill Bo Xilai’s former position as Chongqing’s Party chief, following interim secretary Zhang Dejiang’s appointment to the Politburo Standing...
View ArticleNew York Times Hacking Highlights Other Cases
The New York Times admitted on Wednesday that it had been the victim of a four-month hacking campaign, apparently in response to its probing of premier Wen Jiabao’s family’s wealth. The attacks, it...
View ArticleSilent No More: Heywood’s Mother Seeks Closure
Anne Heywood, the mother of the slain businessman Neil Heywood, spoke out for the first time in a public grievance letter published via the The Wall Street Journal. In anticipation of the Bo Xilai...
View ArticleNeil Heywood’s Family At Odds over Compensation
He Zhengsheng, a lawyer involved in the case, has reported that the family of Neil Heywood is close to reaching a deal for compensation with Gu Kailai, who was convicted for Heywood’s murder. Yet there...
View ArticleForensic Scientist Quits Days Ahead of Bo Xilai Trial
Wang Xuemei, China’s leading forensic scientist who published a blog post dismissing the official cause of Neil Heywood’s death late last year, has resigned both her posts as vice chairman of the...
View ArticleBo Xilai Trial: Reactions
The long-awaited trial of fallen Chongqing Party chief Bo Xilai for bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power concluded on Monday after five days, three more than expected. The date of the verdict’s...
View ArticleInvestigation of Zhou Yongkang Heats Up
Chinese authorities are investigating the 2000 car crash which killed the ex-wife of disgraced security chief Zhou Yongkang, escalating a political struggle at the top echelons of Chinese power,...
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