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1. News - China - BO XILAI TRIAL

   Bo Xilai case: Critics and fans united in scepticism

   Posted Sep 23rd 2013, 12:00am by Raymond Li

   ... Raymond Li raymond.li@scmp.com Critics and fans united in scepticism The life sentence for Bo Xilai marks the end of a compelling drama - but both his admirers and his critics felt the case failed to tell the whole story. Huang Chengcheng, a Chongqing native who criticised Bo's brutal campaign against crime gangs, said Bo deserved his sentence. But Huang saw ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1315387/bo-xilai-case-critics-and-fans-united-scepticism
2. News - China - BO XILAI TRIAL

   Corruption follows well-tested pattern

   Posted Aug 28th 2013, 12:00am by Zhang Hong

   ... not satiate the family's desire for more, prosecutors at his trial said. They accused Bo Xilai of taking bribes worth more than 21 million yuan, including a luxury villa in Nice, France. He ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1299972/corruption-follows-well-tested-pattern
3. News - China - BO XILAI TRIAL

   No winners in showcase trial, observers say

   Posted Aug 28th 2013, 12:00am by Teddy Ng

   ... Teddy Ng teddy.ng@scmp.com Bo defiance did his case no good, but his legacy might create further tensions within the party No winners in showcase trial, observers say While the gripping trial of fallen Chongqing party chief Bo Xilai was a landmark case in transparency for the mainland legal system, no winners emerged from the five-day saga, analysts said. The flood ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1299964/no-winners-emerge-trial-remarkable-its-transparency-analysts-say
4. News - China - BO XILAI TRIAL

   Court's point-by-point verdict on Bo Xilai

   Posted Sep 23rd 2013, 12:00am by SIJIA JIANG

   ... Sijia Jiang sijia.jiang@scmp.com Bo Xilai's spirited rejection of some of the claims against him attracted worldwide attention. But it cut little ice with those who sat in judgment The court's verdict on Bo The Jinan Intermediate People's Court accepted just two of the points former Chongqing party chief Bo Xilai made in his defence as it jailed him for life yesterday. ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1315386/courts-point-point-verdict-bo-xilai
5. News - China Insider - BO XILAI TRIAL

   Neil Heywood's mother calls for ‘decisiveness, compassion’ ahead of Bo Xilai’s trial

   Posted Aug 12th 2013, 10:35am by Patrick Boehler

   ... alcohol consumption. A swift cremation prevented the family from carrying out an independent autopsy. His death, however, triggered a political scandal that took down Bo, a rising Communist Party ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1296082/neil-heywoods-mother-calls-decisiveness-compassion-ahead-bo
6. News - China - BO XILAI TRIAL

   Details from Bo Xilai trial spawn jokes on the internet

   Posted Aug 28th 2013, 12:00am by LAURA ZHOU; PATRICK BOEHLER

   ... Xinhau after its editors decided to brag about their translation skills. "Bo Xilai tells the court that Wang Lijun was infatuated with … [Gu] Kailai and they were stuck together like white ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1299963/details-bo-xilai-trial-spawn-jokes-internet