International Relations Bo Xilai/Gu Kailai Saga: was the murdered Neil Heywood “freelancing” for MI6? November 18, 2012 1 by Don Keyser. The Wall Street Journal reported in a November 6 article under Jeremy Page’s byline that Neil Heywood, the British expat businessman allegedly…
Politics Political reform an urgent task for the incoming leadership October 19, 2012 0 by Anastas Vangeli Political reform has a very righteous, even a Confucian purpose in the Party’s discourse. The Party often conceptualizes the need for political…
Politics Bo Xilai – a deadly case of delusion and desired defection April 27, 2012 3 By Mike Bastin. While the rumors continue about Bo, his wife Gu and the death of Neil Heywood, it is surprising that the real reason…
Politics Bo Xilai – The Plot Thickens April 18, 2012 2 By Mike Bastin While we should all welcome the recent news of the re-investigation into the death of Mr. Neil Heywood, the British businessman who…
Politics Bo Xilai: Altruistic alchemist or ambitious anti-hero? March 22, 2012 1 By Mike Bastin. It was Fabius Mximus, a Roman politician and General around 300 B.C, who appears to be the first to lay claim to…
Politics Politics behind the fall of Bo Xilai March 16, 2012 0 By Steve Tsang. Bo Xilai is down, but is he out? No one outside the inner core of the Chinese Communist party leadership knows for…
Politics Act Two: Bo Loses Job March 15, 2012 2 By Zhengxu Wang. More than a month after the Chongqing Vice Mayor’s alleged defection attempt at the US Consulate in Chengdu (see an early China…
Politics Chongqing’s Bo Feels the Pressure as Aide is Put Under Investigation February 13, 2012 2 By Zhengxu Wang. On Tuesday, explosive news hit the internet in China concerning the vice mayor of Chongqing in China’s southwest and how he had…
