One of the most powerful Chinese regional Party bosses and scion of an old Communist family has been dismissed and his political fate remains unknown. A report published on an unofficial Chinese site reveal much of the current debates and infighting at the highest level in China. His fall might even announce the emergence of a Chinese Yeltsin, although this might not be more than mere speculation. A New York Times article reports:
A version of the report, posted on a Chinese Web site and verified independently, provides a rare glimpse of the government’s internal efforts to manage one of its biggest political earthquakes in years. Some officials are worried that the purge of Mr. Bo could upset plans for a transfer of power to a new generation of party leaders this fall.
The report also states for the first time that the Chongqing police chief who set off that earthquake — Mr. Bo’s trusted aide, Wang Lijun — had sought political asylum when he fled to a United States consulate to escape Mr. Bo’s wrath.
The Communist Party Central Committee circulated the findings to ranking party and government officials on Friday, one day after the announcement of Mr. Bo’s dismissal. Its contents were confirmed by a researcher at a ministry-level institute and by a Chongqing official briefed by colleagues who were present when the report was read at a government meeting.
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