Bo hosted Henry Kissinger at Chongqing’s huge propaganda festival aimed at reigniting revolutionary fervor and Party devotion....
Other Party leaders, apparently, saw Bo’s showboating as an attempt to build his own cult of personality, something that could threaten their collective leadership process."
Our Totalitarian Bankers behind closed doors.
Am I the only one here?
ML/NJ
How do they keep track of those goofy names. It’s hard to take it seriously.
With that group, the ‘Gotti’ syndrome comes to mind.
Wasn’t there a hit song called ‘Hey, Bo Xilai’?
“Wang Lijun’s foiled defection There is another likely cause for the timing of Bo Xilai’s fall from grace. It involves Wang Lijun, a high-profile protégé and political sidekick of Bo Xilai. As Vice Mayor and Chief of Police of Chonqing City, Wang Lijun had carved out an image as a fearless crime fighter, waging war on the city’s powerful Triad gangs and corrupt officials.”
This seems to be the key for me. Bo & Wang stepped on some well-connected toes, Wang got a visit from Moose & Rocko (or their Chinese equivalent) and tried to run. The connections run past Beijing all the way to Washington, and Wang was turned away. Bo is simply the other shoe to drop.
China appears to be somewhat unforgiving to those who rock the boat.
Bo was highly ambitious and charismatic. Many Politburo members resented and were suspicious of his growing power.
There has been a dramatic increase of income of workers in coastal areas around Chongqing and Bo’s government strongly supported investment from Taiwan firms.
Many Taiwan companies have come to Chongqing because Bo promised no change in investment policies.
It is suspected that Bo may have personally benefited from these new trade relationships and he is being investigated for corruption.
I think it possible that he may be tossed from the Poliburo and maybe even arrested. With his charisma and popularity that would throw China into a real potential internal feud.
This is a big deal.
Bo seems to have been pushing his own cult and toying with a new “cultural revolution” to deal with his opponents. Good thing he has been derailed. I hope it sticks.
Rumors of attempted coup overnight related to purge, via Zerohedge:
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/andy-lees-china-coup-rumors
Additional article of interest:
http://freebeacon.com/bye-bye-bo/
“BYE BYE BO
Flamboyant China Party Boss Ousted”
by Bill Gertz
March 15, 2012
Do crypto-RATS get ever “purged” in Republican Party “shakeups”? Do Republican Party shakeups even exist? Gus Hall could register as a Pubbie and be welcomed with open arms by the RNC no questions asked, $20 mill yearly donations from the Soviets that he received gladly accepted!