China: Beijing Steps In to Steady City Bo Ruled

WSJ ^ | 04/20/12 | BRIAN SPEGELE

[TigerLikesRooster]

Beijing Steps In to Steady City Bo Ruled

By BRIAN SPEGELE

BEIJING—A senior Chinese leader expressed concern over the stability of development in Chongqing, the city run by fallen politician Bo Xilai until last month, and promised greater central-government support for the city in the aftermath of the upheaval.

The statement marks the latest sign that China's central government is working to secure its hold over Chongqing, where Mr. Bo built a power base that helped launch him to national prominence. In recent weeks Chinese authorities have amped up official rhetoric against Mr. Bo and increased scrutiny of the city's high public-spending levels.

Zhi Shuping, a member of the Communist Party's Central Committee as well as its top discipline arm, said that the city's development and stability was in a "very critical period," according to a statement posted Friday on a government website.

[AdmSmith]

Perhaps a rhetorical question: I wonder if they will expose anything about his coup attempt or just focus on his corruption?

[TigerLikesRooster]

Probably the latter unless some faction decides to come to the aid of Zhou and challenge Xi.