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China Dictatorship Prepares

China’s leadership shakeup: What’s next for Bo Xilai and the Communist Party

The Christian Science Monitor

China’s ruling Communist Party Friday expelled scandal-ridden leader Bo Xilai from its ranks, accusing him of abuse of power, corruption, and sexual impropriety. Mr. Bo will be handed over for criminal investigation and trial, the state news agency Xinhua said, ending speculation that the former…