https://www.scmp.com/rss/265770/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The trial, conviction and suspended death sentence of Gu Kailai , the wife of purged leader Bo Xilai , has called into question not only China's legal system, but the very unity of the Communist Party leadership. Let us begin with the many questions raised at the trial. For starters, Gu claimed that she killed the British businessman Neil Heywood only to protect her son. But, given Gu's power as Bo's wife, she could have had someone like Heywood jailed or expelled from China at the snap of her... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1020242/gu-kailai-trial-exposes-leadership-splits?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1020242/gu-kailai-trial-exposes-leadership-splits?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 21 Aug 2012 16:00:00 +0000