{"id":60791,"date":"2010-04-19T17:24:03","date_gmt":"2010-04-20T00:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/?p=60791"},"modified":"2010-04-19T17:24:03","modified_gmt":"2010-04-20T00:24:03","slug":"zhang-wen-%e2%80%9cbo-xilai-and-mao-zedong%e2%80%9d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2010\/04\/zhang-wen-%e2%80%9cbo-xilai-and-mao-zedong%e2%80%9d\/","title":{"rendered":"Zhang Wen: \u201cBo Xilai and Mao Zedong\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

ChinaGeeks translates<\/strong><\/a> a blog post <\/a>about public opinion toward Bo Xilai in the wake of his anti-corruption crackdown in Chongqing:<\/p>\n

\nAt first, the public opinion was very one-sided; no one could find any fault with Bo. The controversy and difference of opinions came with the case of Li Zhuang. Proponents of the democratic rule of law questioned and criticized the legality of Chongqing [court] proceedings, but Bo Xilai\u2019s supporters hold that punishing lawyers who defend \u201cbad people\u201d is appropriate.<\/p>\n

Bo Xilai\u2019s wife Gu Kailai is a high-level lawyer who has been working for many years. The two have been together for many years and Bo himself was once the head of the Ministry of Commerce, and thus often negotiated international legal issues with foreign opponents. Because of this, Bo Xilai should have a solid conception and knowledge of the law.<\/p>\n

But in the end, in the Li Zhuang case, the organs of justice in Chongqing left a bad impression that they might violate legal procedures. Precisely because of this, some people\u2019s opinions on Bo Xilai changed dramatically. I myself once wrote an essay expressing pity that Bo Xilai hadn\u2019t turned out to be the sort of high-quality modern politician [we had hoped].<\/p>\n

Putting it all together and thinking about it, as far as Bo Xilai is concerned I think my pity may have been pedantic. The Li Zhuang case is just one piece on his chessboard there, and even though he moved it wrong, it doesn\u2019t really matter. Compared to some of the other setbacks he\u2019s faced, it means nothing.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ChinaGeeks translates a blog post about public opinion toward Bo Xilai in the wake of his anti-corruption crackdown in Chongqing: At first, the public opinion was very one-sided; no one could find any fault with Bo. The controversy and difference of opinions came with the case of Li Zhuang. 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