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Reflections on Chongqing

Among the stories being revisited in Chongqing following Bo Xilai’s fall from power is that of Beijing lawyer Li Zhuang, imprisoned after his own clients were coerced into falsely accusing him. At Economic Observer, Li describes the corruption, abuse of power, torture and murder that took place under Bo and his former police chief Wang Lijun, the “king of a lawless land, taking down who