Chinese Political Scandal

Anyone following this story involving political corruption and murder of a British expat?

The Times has been all over it: http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/b/bo_xilai/index.html

Fascinating all around. Great reporting and storytelling by the Times reporters.

Should eventually make a great book and/or movie. Could also cause a lot of problems for top Party members, most of whom probably also have similar financial dealings.

 

The Times continues to deliver on this story:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/18/world/asia/details-emerge-on-us-decisions-in-china-scandal.html?ref=world&pagewanted=all

And, the story just continues to get better.

 

This is a fabulous scandal, YF, which I have followed in both the Times and the Journal. It appears tabloid fodder may be another area where China is passing us.
Also, I do not envy the chaps who will be given power in China later this year. The Party is getting more than a little frayed in terms of discipline, or even the power to make things happen.

 

Sounds like it's going to get even juicier:
http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/probe-of-security-boss-1421966.html

I wonder if my former colleagues in Beijing are jealous while being starved of all this fun controversy or if they're able to get the really good stuff.

 

Well, it's a safe bet EVERY Party bigshot has violated many of the country's laws, and likely has stolen with both hands and feet. So any of them can be removed in a power struggle for cause. Makes it fun!

 

Another interesting development in the US-China relationship:

 

They let a blind guy escape?

Quite the crack security team China had watching this guy...

 

Pretty funny take on that from the article:

“You know he’s blind, so the night to him is nothing,” Mr. Ai said the friend told him. “I think that’s a perfect metaphor.”