Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Fallout From The Rise And Fall Of China's 'Golden Couple' Continues



The Rise And Fall Of China's Golden Couple -- The Telegraph

The investigation into the death of the Briton Neil Heywood has unlocked a tale of corruption at the heart of the ruling elite.

Rising up on the steep hills above the Yangtze river, its grimy skyscrapers shrouded in fog, Chongqing is China’s Gotham City. More than 30 million people live here, spread out across an area 50 times the size of London. And ruling over them all, until last month, was a couple as hungry for power and money as any in China’s long history.

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More News On The Rise And Fall Of China's 'Golden Couple'

Death of a Briton Is Thrust to Center of China Scandal -- New York Times
China Seeks to Contain Fallout From Scandal -- New York Times
Bo Xilai Scandal Dominates Chinese Media -- Voice of America
China braces for next act in leadership drama -- Reuters
Fall of China's rising star trumpeted by state media -- The Independent
Fall of China official roils Chongqing, with some public dissent -- L.A. Times
Chongqing supports CPC decision to investigate Bo Xilai -- Xinhuanet (China)
China's state media denounce fallen party official Bo Xilai -- L.A. Times
Gu Kailai: spectacular fall from grace of charismatic lawyer and politician's wife -- The Guardian
The murky suspicions about Neil Heywood's death show that something quite profound is happening in China -- Michael Burleigh, Daily Mail

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