• Bo Xilai incident

The Seventh Plenary Session of the 17th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Sunday endorsed the decisions made by the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee to expel Bo Xilai and Liu Zhijun from the CPC.

Bo was formerly secretary of the CPC Chongqing Municipal Committee and also a Political Bureau member, after serving as Dalian mayor, Liaoning governor and minister of commerce.

The Sept. 28 meeting also decided to transfer Bo's suspected law violations and related evidence to judicial departments.

Investigations have found that Bo seriously violated CPC disciplines while managing Dalian City, Liaoning Province, and the Ministry of Commerce, as well as serving the Political Bureau member and the Chongqing Party chief.

Investigations also showed Bo had abused his power, made severe mistakes and borne major responsibility in an incident concerning former Chongqing Vice Mayor Wang Lijun's entering, without permission, the U.S. Consulate General in Chengdu, and an intentional homicide case involving Bogu Kailai, Bo's wife. [Full story]

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