Wang Lijun: Tip of the Iceberg?
Amid the rumors surfacing about the status of Chongqing vice-mayor and former police chief Wang Lijun, after locals reported a police presence outside the U.S. consulate in Chengdu and Chonqging authorities announced that Wang had accepted “vacation-style treatment” early last week, few f ...
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[...] The microblog rumour mill has been in overdrive for the last week, with the intriguing tale of Wang Lijun, former superstar police chief under Chongqing Party boss/professional self-promoter Bo Xilai. Wang took refuge in a US consulate, before being whisked off to Beijing amidst a scuffle between Sichuan police and central authorities. For a good overview of the story so far, see the China Digital Times’ coverage here. [...]
A truly explosive story! The Epoch Times website has a series of articles covering this issue comprehensively.
Seems to go to the heart of Communist power in China, with the Jiang Zemin alliance trying to maintain its hold on power after Xi Jinping assumes leadership! Wang Lijun’s visit to the US consulate will surely be a bomb to the stable transition of power in China. Bo Xilai’s entangled relations at all levels of the CCP will ensure an outcome to this process that few can predict!