Monday, September 23, 2013

Bo Xilai (薄熙来)

薄熙来对无期徒刑判决提出上诉 (Bo Xilai appeals life sentence)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 23, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/09/130923_boxilai_appeal.shtml

With official’s conviction, China calls attention to graft crackdown
中国政府试图借处置薄熙来证明反腐决心
New York Times, September 23, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20130923/c23bo/dual/

北京的目的:警告必须听命于中央 (Beijing’s objective in sentencing Bo: to warn cadres they must obey central authorities)
Deutsche Welle, September 23, 2013
http://bit.ly/14zjyyy

See the verdict
薄熙来案一审判决书全文 (Full text of first instance verdict on Bo Xilai’s trial)
The People’s Daily, September 22, 2013 http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0922/c1001-22990526.html