The tumultuous fall of the former overlord of the Chinese city of Chongqing has titillated the world. Events in the Bo Xilai scandal sometimes seem to come straight from the pages of a spy novel: a dead British businessman, his love affair with the famous wife of a ruthless communist boss, and billions of dollars siphoned off into off-shore accounts. This special series from AJW delves into the rise and fall of Xilai, the man at the center of the scandal, with reports on the sensational events revealed exclusively to The Asahi Shimbun’s reporters in China.
August 08, 2012
Editor's note: This is the first of a series on Bo Xilai. This series will appear on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
August 08, 2012
Editor's note: This is the second of a series on Bo Xilai. This series will appear on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
August 08, 2012
Editor's note: This is the third of a series on Bo Xilai. This series will appear on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
August 08, 2012
Editor's note: This is the fourth of a series on Bo Xilai. This series will appear on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
August 08, 2012
Editor's note: This is the fifth of a series on Bo Xilai. This series will appear on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
August 08, 2012
Editor's note: This is the sixth of a series on Bo Xilai. This series will appear on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
August 08, 2012
Editor's note: This is the seventh of a series on Bo Xilai. This series will appear on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
August 08, 2012
Editor's note: This is the eighth of a series on Bo Xilai. This series will appear on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
August 08, 2012
Editor's note: This is the ninth of a series on Bo Xilai. This series will appear on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
August 08, 2012
Editor's note: This is the tenth of a series on Bo Xilai. This series will appear on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
August 08, 2012
Editor's note: This is the 11th of a series on Bo Xilai. This series will appear on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
August 08, 2012
Editor's note: This is the 12th of a series on Bo Xilai. This series will appear on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
August 08, 2012
Editor's note: This is the 13th of a series on Bo Xilai. This series will appear on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
August 08, 2012
Editor's note: This is the 14th of a series on Bo Xilai. This series will appear on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
August 08, 2012
Editor's note: This is the 15th of a series on Bo Xilai. This series will appear on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
August 08, 2012
Editor's note: This is the 16th of a series on Bo Xilai. This series will appear on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
August 08, 2012
Editor's note: This is the 17th of a series on Bo Xilai. This series will appear on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
August 08, 2012
Editor's note: This is the 18th of a series on Bo Xilai. This series will appear on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
August 08, 2012
BEIJING--Very little is known about the procedures and mechanisms in Zhongnanhai, the inner sanctum of the Communist Party and Chinese government that lies west of the...
August 08, 2012
Editor's note: This is the 20th of a series on Bo Xilai, who was dismissed this spring as secretary of the Chongqing municipal Communist Party committee.