Bo Xilai, center, Chonquing’s former party chief, fell from power amid allegations his wife arranged a British consultant’s killing, but other charges have emerged. Reuters
Ousted Chinese Leader Is Said To Have Spied On Other Top Officials -- New York Times
BEIJING — When Hu Jintao, China’s top leader, picked up the telephone last August to talk to a senior anticorruption official visiting Chongqing, special devices detected that he was being wiretapped — by local officials in that southwestern metropolis.
The discovery of that and other wiretapping led to an official investigation that helped topple Chongqing’s charismatic leader, Bo Xilai, in a political cataclysm that has yet to reach a conclusion.
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More News On The Bo Xilai Scandal
Bo Xilai scandal: China president 'was wire-tapped' -- BBC
Newspaper: Bo Xilai Wiretapped Top Chinese Leaders -- Voice of America
Bo Xilai 'tapped Hu Jintao's phone calls' -- The Telegraph
Bo Xilai officials 'wiretapped call to President Hu Jintao' -- The Guardian
Bo bugged phone call to China President Hu -NYT -- Reuters
Chongqing wiretaps highlight mistrust among elite -- Sydney Morning Herald
In China, relatives of Party officials build lucrative businesses on family contacts -- Washington Post
Bo's brother quits board of company -- UPI
Bo Xilai Clan Links Included Citigroup Hiring of Elder Son -- Bloomberg
As China Official Rose, His Family’s Wealth Grew -- New York Times
My Comment: A plane blowned up to kill a political opponent. Spying on the Chinese President. Financial irregularities involving millions (if not billions) in dollars. This case is getting bigger and larger everyday. If true .... I can now understand why the Chinese Central government have not only "freaked out" over the coverage of this case, but why they have slapped down Bo Xilai as hard as they have.
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