The Man Who Could Have Been King

September 29, 2012 01:17

Bo Xilai's career in China's Communist party ended on Friday when he was booted out and charged with numerous offences that could even cost him his life. Last year Bo was seen as a shoo-in for one of the nine places on the party Politburo's Standing Committee, the cabal that rules China. Then murder intervened, his political rivals sensed an opportunity to scuttle his ascent... Bloomberg BusinessWeek notes Bo's eclipse in this feature: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-09-28/bo-xilai-end-of-a-princeling

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