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The US consulate in Chengdu, southwestern China. Photo: AFP

US-China relations

China ‘set to shut US consulate’ in response to closure of Houston facility

Beijing believed to be shutting Chengdu consulate, a strategically important post given American interest in Tibet.

25 Jul 2020 - 4:36PMvideocam

Bo Xilai

Exclusive | Ex-Bo Xilai aide jailed over murder of Neil Heywood ‘released early’

20 Jan 2018 - 11:19PM

Chinese prison denies shutting outdoor recreation area after wife of disgraced official Bo Xilai moved into the jail

28 Apr 2016 - 6:56PM

Bo Xilai

Chinese court commutes death sentence for Bo Xilai’s wife, murderer Gu Kailai

15 Dec 2015 - 8:37AM

A reporter takes photos of the TV screen showing Bogu Kailai, wife of Bo Xilai, making testimony on the second day of Bo Xilai trial in Jinan, Shandong province. 23AUG13 == Photo by Simon Song ==

Chinese prosecutor in murder trial of wife of disgraced Party official Bo Xilai found hanged

Body of Man Mingan, 60 – prosecutor in scandalous case that saw Gu Kailai convicted and given suspended death sentence – discovered in residential apartment in Anhui on Tuesday morning.

29 Jul 2015 - 10:44PM

Bo Xilai

The tragedy of Gu Kailai

When China was in the grip of Peng Liyuan fever, back in March, Gu Kailai was already serving time for murder. I don't know whether Gu read any of the glowing media reports about the new first lady and, if she did, what she thought of them. If her husband, Bo Xilai , really did have his eye on the top ranks of Chinese politics, Gu must have once coveted the role now taken by Peng, and believed she could have played it better.

29 Aug 2013 - 3:19AM

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Gu Kailai likely to face fresh trial for economic crimes

The wife of Bo Xilai is almost certain to be prosecuted separately for economic crimes revealed in her testimony regarding corruption allegations against her husband, sources say.

27 Aug 2013 - 5:05AM

Gu gave evidence in an 11-minute video clip and written testimonies. Photo: AFP

Bo Xilai

Bo Xilai tells of Wang Lijun’s secret ‘love affair’ with his wife Gu Kailai

The last day of Bo Xilai's trial culminated with the surprise revelation of an illicit love affair between his wife Gu Kailai and his former top aide Wang Lijun. Trial transcripts and earlier media reports showed how the pair went from being strangers to friends, lovers and enemies in the course of less than five years.

27 Aug 2013 - 5:37AM

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Bo wife's refusal to appear in court damaged credibility, say experts

Evidence Bo Xilai's wife gave against him would have been more credible if she had delivered it in person, lawyers say. Instead Gu Kailai's testimony was relayed through an 11-minute video and written statements.

26 Aug 2013 - 4:54AM

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Bo Xilai calls his former top aide Wang Lijun 'extremely vile'

Bo criticised Wang, whom he picked as his right-hand man, as the Jinan Intermediate People's Court heard allegations about Bo's abuse of power. This included removing Wang as Chongqing police chief without following procedures, allowing his wife Gu Kailai to interfere with the handling of Wang's defection to the US consulate in Chengdu and covering up Gu's murder of the British businessman Neil Heywood.

26 Aug 2013 - 4:54AM

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I was unfaithful to wife Gu Kailai, Bo Xilai admits in court

In an unexpected twist to the Bo Xilai court drama, the former Chongqing party secretary admitted he had been unfaithful to his wife, Gu Kailai , but "still had feelings for her".

25 Aug 2013 - 8:29AM

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Legal experts say Bo Xilai's wife and son should stand trial for economic crimes too

The wife and younger son of Bo Xilai should stand trial for economic crimes if Bo is found guilty of bribery, legal experts say, though whether they eventually will is a political unknown.

25 Aug 2013 - 8:29AM

Bo Xilai

'Caretaker' Zhao Dongping hid cash for Bo Xilai's family

Details of how 5 million yuan (HK$6.3 million) in allegedly embezzled public funds was funnelled to the family of Bo Xilai by their "caretaker" came to light on the third day of Bo's trial for bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power.

25 Aug 2013 - 11:04AM

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Wang Lijun says Bo Xilai's 'slap' was a punch

Wang Lijun – Bo Xilai’s ally turned nemesis – also gave his account of his confrontation with Bo and his dramatic flight to the American consulate in Chengdu.

25 Aug 2013 - 6:22AM

Wang Lijun, Bo's ex-police chief, testifies in the Jinan court. He argued with Bo and "defected" to the US consulate in Chengdu. Photo: AFP

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Bo Xilai admits slapping former police chief Wang Lijun 'because he was two-faced'

Bo Xilai on Saturday reconstructed events that led to him slapping the then Chongqing police chief Wang Lijun in the face, and the latter’s dramatic defection to the American consulate in Chengdu.

25 Aug 2013 - 6:17AM

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Gu Kailai reveals son Bo Guagua’s jet-setting lifestyle in testimony

No one knows a man better than his own mother, goes an old Chinese saying. And Gu Kailai - wife of disgraced princeling Bo Xilai - vividly recounted the jaw-dropping luxury university lifestyle of her son, Bo Guagua, during her testimony, as well as others, during her husband's trial.

24 Aug 2013 - 8:17AMvideocam

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Latest claims about Bo family wealth contradict earlier accounts

In March last year, Bo Xilai lashed out in public over accusations his family was wealthy and his son flaunted his lavish lifestyle, slamming the claims as "total nonsense".

24 Aug 2013 - 5:49AM

Focus

Bo Xilai trial exposes a tangled web of connections

The web of connections linking Gu Kailai to the rich and powerful was laid bare at her husband Bo Xilai's trial yesterday - as was the distrust, doubt, betrayal and hatred tangled within it.

24 Aug 2013 - 5:34AMvideocam

Bo Xilai with his wife and their son Bo Guagua in a holiday photograph when times were a lot better for the family. Photo: SCMP

Focus

Bo blasts wife Gu's testimony against him as 'comical and ridiculous'

Personal differences between Bo Xilai and his wife Gu Kailai spilled over into the People's Intermediate Court in Jinan as the disgraced former Chongqing party boss dismissed his wife's written testimony against him as "very comical and ridiculous".

23 Aug 2013 - 8:34AMvideocam

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Can Chinese leaders all agree on how to try Bo Xilai?

Remember Bo Xilai ? Jerome A. Cohen says despite a suggestion that Bo Xilai might soon be put on trial, it is not yet clear whether party leaders all agree on the detailed issues involved in prosecution.

25 Jul 2013 - 4:31PM

Bo Xilai

One year on, Bo Xilai scandal haunts Chongqing

6 Feb 2013 - 8:23PM

A statue of a guardian angel stands outside a hotel frequented by Neil Heywood in the Nan'an district of Chongqing, which was politically loyal to Bo Xilai. Photo: AFP

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Bo Xilai handed over to judicial authorities

The Communist Party's disciplinary body announced at a news conference on Wednesday morning that disgraced former Chongqing party secretary Bo Xilai and former minister of Railways Liu Zhijun have been handed over to judicial authorities.

9 Jan 2013 - 9:19PM

Chongqing Revisited

Opinion | Mysteries surrounding Heywood murder begin to unfold

An investigative report about China’s most infamous former police officer Wang Lijun by China’s Southern Metropolis Weekly magazine has answered some questions relating to the murder of British businessmen Neil Heywood, whose death precipitated the downfall of China's once powerful and ambitious politician Bo Xilai.

19 Dec 2012 - 5:56PM

Chongqing Revisited

Opinion | The real Wang Lijun revealed in magazine exposé

19 Dec 2012 - 5:49PM

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Neil Heywood an 'informant' to British spy agency, WSJ says

29 Aug 2013 - 4:13AM

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Prosecutors announce Bo probe after NPC expels him

27 Oct 2012 - 8:20AM

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China leftists urge parliament not to expel Bo Xilai

22 Oct 2012 - 2:48PM

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Locustland | A Chongqing tragedy in three acts

It's not quite literature, but some suspension of disbelief is still needed

11 Oct 2012 - 3:58PM

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Gu Kailai

Gu Kailai, also know as Bogu Kailai, is the wife of Bo Xilai, former Communist Party Secretary of Chongqing. She was born in 1958, the youngest of five daughters to a prominent Chinese army general. She was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve in August 2012 for murdering British business partner Neil Heywood in 2011.

Born

15 Nov 1958

Industry

Law, Politics, Crime

Job Title

Wife of Bo Xilai

last updated:

7 October, 2024