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Opinion: China facing seven deadly sins

by Amir Taheri | Nov 1, 2013 | Opinion

As the Chinese Communist Party prepares to hold a plenum of its Central Committee this month, an old phrase is making a comeback in Beijing’s political circles. The phrase is “ideological threat,” and it is likely to feature prominently in the plenum’s deliberations...

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Ousted Chinese politician Bo Xilai is handcuffed after the announcement of his verdict inside the court in Jinan, Shandong province September 22, 2013, in this photo released by Jinan Intermediate People’s Court. (Reuters/Jinan Intermediate People’s Court)

Chinese politician Bo Xilai gets life sentence

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 22, 2013 | World

Jinan, Associated Press—A Chinese court convicted Bo Xilai of corruption Sunday and gave him a stern sentence of life in prison, capping a nearly 20-month scandal that derailed one of China’s most up-and-coming politicians while exposing a murder and illicit...

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Ousted senior Chinese politician Bo Xilai speaks during his trial in Jinan, Shandong province, August 25, 2013, in this still image taken from China Central Television (CCTV). (REUTERS/CCTV via Reuters TV)

China: Bo slams wife, ex-aide at trial exposing elite

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 25, 2013 | World

Jinan, Associated Press—The defense strategy of fallen Chinese politician Bo Xilai, who is battling accusations of corruption and shielding a murderer, boils down to this: One of the prosecution’s key witnesses is a liar, and the other is crazy. Four days of...

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A journalist takes pictures of a screen displaying a court’s microblog page showing disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai standing trial inside the court in Jinan, Shandong province, on August 22, 2013. (REUTERS/Carlos Barria)

I was framed, says China’s Bo as he mounts feisty defence

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 22, 2013 | World

Jinan, Reuters—Fallen politician Bo Xilai put up a feisty defence on Thursday as he faced China’s most political trial in decades, saying he was framed in bribery charges against him and had admitted to them under psychological pressure during interrogation. The...