Chinese corruption scandals endemic and Bo Xilai is only one dangerous example
China governance characterized by secrecy and violent dictatorship in crisis
One year on, China’s Bo scandal haunts Chongqing
AFP – One year after Chongqing’s police chief set off China’s biggest scandal in decades, the megacity has seen revelations of torture and corruption but little action on alleged abuses during the reign of disgraced leader Bo Xilai. Symbols of Bo’s time in power have been erased from the city he ruled.
A Chinese police chief has been sacked after reports he owned hundreds of houses and a false identity card, state media said Wednesday in the latest scandal to fuel public outrage over corruption. Zhao Haibin was stripped of his public offices for “engaging in business deals using a fake identity card
–
Bo, Chongqing, Communist Party, leader Bo Xilai, abuses, patron Bo, Chongqing labour camp, Bo online, low-level Chongqing official, human rights, Communist Party chief, Chongqing boss, Wang, labour camp sentences, Communist Party investigation, disastrous Cultural Revolution, foreshadow harsh punishment, so-called anti-mafia crackdown, hushed-up sex tapes, 100-year-old party member, Tieshanping Forest Park, Xinhua news agency, huge concrete balls, 23-year-old travel agent, contemporary Chinese studies, human rights lawyers, lower crime rates, rapid economic growth, alleged abuses, Wang Lijun, corruption, little action, media reports, Maoist revivalism, open demeanour, Party leaders, police chief, Party authorities, gang crackdown, lurid elements, labour committees, British businessman, official corruption, high-profile executions, Fang Hong, local politicians, unjust verdicts, secret location, similar charges, death sentence, Zhao Haibin, residence permits, identity card, state media, identity cards, state-run Xinhua news, false identity card, Chinese police chief, fake identity card, Sina Weibo microblog, different residence permits, Lufeng city government, local Communist Party, senior police officer, different identity cards, Chinese social media, high home prices, houses, public outrage, latest scandal, Gong Aiai, multiple houses, rampant graft, media reports, public offices, southern province, business deals, comprehensive investigation, local legislature, northern province, vice president, official documents, average citizen, properties, Huizhou, Zhuhai, Shaanxi, businessman, delegate, Guangdong, suspicion, corruption, Shenzhen, grandmaster, Authorities, Wednesday, agency, Beijing, problems, headlines
Leave a Reply