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Bo Xilai: the trajectory of a falling star

*FALLING * STAR Once thought to be a shoe-in for a top leadership position,Bo Xilai's fall from grace has exposed cracks in the Party and thrown into question the coming leadership transition. 1980s Bo Xilai rises rapidly in the Party, largely thanks to his father, Bo Yibo, a prominent Părtý figure. 2007 The elder Bo had died by the time the Party reshuffled in 2007. The younger Bo, then commerce secretary, was shipped off to Chongqing, hardly a promotion. Bo's tenure as party chief in Chongqing was characterized by a war against organized crime, which he executed with police chief Wang Lijun. 2009 2.6.12 Wang seeks refuge at the US consulate. Rumors are that he had å falling out with Bo, and feared for his life. Wang's move was widely seen as an embarrassment for Bo and the Party. 3.15.12 Bo Xilai is replaced by Zhang Dejiang as Chongqing Party secretary. 4.10.12 Bo is suspended from all Party positions, including 'his seat on the Central Committee and Politburo, the 25-member body that runs China. His wife, Gu Kailai, is in custody as a suspect in the killing of British businessman Neil Heywood. gp Designed by Kyle Kim/GlobalPost @kyleykim *FALLING * STAR Once thought to be a shoe-in for a top leadership position,Bo Xilai's fall from grace has exposed cracks in the Party and thrown into question the coming leadership transition. 1980s Bo Xilai rises rapidly in the Party, largely thanks to his father, Bo Yibo, a prominent Părtý figure. 2007 The elder Bo had died by the time the Party reshuffled in 2007. The younger Bo, then commerce secretary, was shipped off to Chongqing, hardly a promotion. Bo's tenure as party chief in Chongqing was characterized by a war against organized crime, which he executed with police chief Wang Lijun. 2009 2.6.12 Wang seeks refuge at the US consulate. Rumors are that he had å falling out with Bo, and feared for his life. Wang's move was widely seen as an embarrassment for Bo and the Party. 3.15.12 Bo Xilai is replaced by Zhang Dejiang as Chongqing Party secretary. 4.10.12 Bo is suspended from all Party positions, including 'his seat on the Central Committee and Politburo, the 25-member body that runs China. His wife, Gu Kailai, is in custody as a suspect in the killing of British businessman Neil Heywood. gp Designed by Kyle Kim/GlobalPost @kyleykim *FALLING * STAR Once thought to be a shoe-in for a top leadership position,Bo Xilai's fall from grace has exposed cracks in the Party and thrown into question the coming leadership transition. 1980s Bo Xilai rises rapidly in the Party, largely thanks to his father, Bo Yibo, a prominent Părtý figure. 2007 The elder Bo had died by the time the Party reshuffled in 2007. The younger Bo, then commerce secretary, was shipped off to Chongqing, hardly a promotion. Bo's tenure as party chief in Chongqing was characterized by a war against organized crime, which he executed with police chief Wang Lijun. 2009 2.6.12 Wang seeks refuge at the US consulate. Rumors are that he had å falling out with Bo, and feared for his life. Wang's move was widely seen as an embarrassment for Bo and the Party. 3.15.12 Bo Xilai is replaced by Zhang Dejiang as Chongqing Party secretary. 4.10.12 Bo is suspended from all Party positions, including 'his seat on the Central Committee and Politburo, the 25-member body that runs China. His wife, Gu Kailai, is in custody as a suspect in the killing of British businessman Neil Heywood. gp Designed by Kyle Kim/GlobalPost @kyleykim *FALLING * STAR Once thought to be a shoe-in for a top leadership position,Bo Xilai's fall from grace has exposed cracks in the Party and thrown into question the coming leadership transition. 1980s Bo Xilai rises rapidly in the Party, largely thanks to his father, Bo Yibo, a prominent Părtý figure. 2007 The elder Bo had died by the time the Party reshuffled in 2007. The younger Bo, then commerce secretary, was shipped off to Chongqing, hardly a promotion. Bo's tenure as party chief in Chongqing was characterized by a war against organized crime, which he executed with police chief Wang Lijun. 2009 2.6.12 Wang seeks refuge at the US consulate. Rumors are that he had å falling out with Bo, and feared for his life. Wang's move was widely seen as an embarrassment for Bo and the Party. 3.15.12 Bo Xilai is replaced by Zhang Dejiang as Chongqing Party secretary. 4.10.12 Bo is suspended from all Party positions, including 'his seat on the Central Committee and Politburo, the 25-member body that runs China. His wife, Gu Kailai, is in custody as a suspect in the killing of British businessman Neil Heywood. gp Designed by Kyle Kim/GlobalPost @kyleykim *FALLING * STAR Once thought to be a shoe-in for a top leadership position,Bo Xilai's fall from grace has exposed cracks in the Party and thrown into question the coming leadership transition. 1980s Bo Xilai rises rapidly in the Party, largely thanks to his father, Bo Yibo, a prominent Părtý figure. 2007 The elder Bo had died by the time the Party reshuffled in 2007. The younger Bo, then commerce secretary, was shipped off to Chongqing, hardly a promotion. Bo's tenure as party chief in Chongqing was characterized by a war against organized crime, which he executed with police chief Wang Lijun. 2009 2.6.12 Wang seeks refuge at the US consulate. Rumors are that he had å falling out with Bo, and feared for his life. Wang's move was widely seen as an embarrassment for Bo and the Party. 3.15.12 Bo Xilai is replaced by Zhang Dejiang as Chongqing Party secretary. 4.10.12 Bo is suspended from all Party positions, including 'his seat on the Central Committee and Politburo, the 25-member body that runs China. His wife, Gu Kailai, is in custody as a suspect in the killing of British businessman Neil Heywood. gp Designed by Kyle Kim/GlobalPost @kyleykim *FALLING * STAR Once thought to be a shoe-in for a top leadership position,Bo Xilai's fall from grace has exposed cracks in the Party and thrown into question the coming leadership transition. 1980s Bo Xilai rises rapidly in the Party, largely thanks to his father, Bo Yibo, a prominent Părtý figure. 2007 The elder Bo had died by the time the Party reshuffled in 2007. The younger Bo, then commerce secretary, was shipped off to Chongqing, hardly a promotion. Bo's tenure as party chief in Chongqing was characterized by a war against organized crime, which he executed with police chief Wang Lijun. 2009 2.6.12 Wang seeks refuge at the US consulate. Rumors are that he had å falling out with Bo, and feared for his life. Wang's move was widely seen as an embarrassment for Bo and the Party. 3.15.12 Bo Xilai is replaced by Zhang Dejiang as Chongqing Party secretary. 4.10.12 Bo is suspended from all Party positions, including 'his seat on the Central Committee and Politburo, the 25-member body that runs China. His wife, Gu Kailai, is in custody as a suspect in the killing of British businessman Neil Heywood. gp Designed by Kyle Kim/GlobalPost @kyleykim

Bo Xilai: the trajectory of a falling star

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Connecting the dots in the demise of Bo's political career.

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