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Senior Chinese leader sacked in rare scandal

AFP

China’s ruling Communist Party on Thursday fired Bo Xilai, a charismatic leader famed for pushing a “red revival”, in a move that exposes ideological rifts during a generational power handover. In a highly unusual public rebuke, Bo’s removal as party chief of the metropolis of Chongqing was announced