http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/16/world/asia/bo-xilai-ousted-from-communist-party-post-in-china.html?pagewanted=2&ref=world
Bo Xilai, the popular party chief of Chongqing province, was ousted today following scandals involving shoddy legal procedures in which Bo accelerated the convictions and executions of organized crime leaders and affiliates, including one Communist official, whom Bo accused of shielding gang leaders.
Beyond the scandals, It is many analysts' beliefs, as well as mine, that Mr. Bo was removed for more political reasons. Mr. Bo is a well-connected son of a revolutionary, with strong ties to former president Jiang Zemin. Throughout his leadership in Chongqing, he has advocated a populist strategy of wealth redistribution that has many in the Communist leadership wary of a return to the destructive elements of the Maoist past.
Bo's demotion is a setback for his political ambitions, and it remains to be seen whether he will be able to regain his favor with the party and gain the coveted spot in the standing committee of the politburo he seemed he was on the way to getting. In the meantime, his former position has been filled by Zhang Dejiang, Vice Prime Minister.
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