Public spotlight in China moves to Bo Xilai
- Published: 21 Aug 2012 at 13.48
- Online news: Asia
Gu Kailai's murder conviction ends one of China's most sensational cases in years and throws the spotlight onto her husband as the country's leaders seek to call time on a major political scandal.
Bo Xilai, the disgraced former Chongqing Party Secretary, pictured here in 2010, was one of China's most popular political leaders until the scandal over Neil Heywood's death burst into the open earlier this year, ending his hopes of promotion in a power handover that starts this autumn.
Bo Xilai was one of China's most popular political leaders until the scandal over British businessman Neil Heywood's death burst into the open earlier this year, ending his hopes of promotion in a power handover that starts this autumn.
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