Bo Xilai: The Trial of the Century

Sinica Podcast

Kaiser Kuo

Currentaffairs, Business, News, China Politics, Shenzhen, Chinese, Chongqing, China News, Politics, China, Culture, Sichuan, Hangzhou, Beijing, International Relations, China Economy, Chengdu, Film, Shanghai, Guangzhou

4.7 • 710 Ratings

🗓️ 31 August 2013

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

The spectacular trial of Bo Xilai seized the media's attention last week as the fallen politburo member — still widely admired in Chongqing and Dalian and heavily connected among the Party elite — defended himself with unexpected vigor against charges of corruption, and hardly paused to implicate his wife and subordinates in murder, mutual poisoning and financial skullduggery. This week on Sinica, Kaiser and Jeremy host two guests: Ed Wong from The New York Times and James Miles of The Economist for a closer look at what some Chinese commentators are calling China's "trial of the century." Join us for an in-depth discussion of the trial which looks at not only what this means for media transparency in China, but also makes historical comparisons with previous political purges, including the famous case against Jiang Qing and the Gang of Four following the Cultural Revolution. Recommendations: Jeremy The twitter feed of Jorge Guajardo https://twitter.com/jorge_guajardo James The Rise and Fall of the House of Bo: How A Murder Exposed The Cracks In China's Leadership, by John Garnaut http://www.amazon.com/Rise-House-Penguin-Specials-ebook/dp/B00A3Q9ER6 Ed A Death in the Lucky Holiday Hotel: Murder, Money, and an Epic Power Struggle in China, by Pin Ho and Wenguang Huang http://www.amazon.com/Death-Lucky-Holiday-Hotel-Struggle/dp/1610392736 Kaiser Blocked on Weibo: What Gets Suppressed on China's Version of Twitter (And Why), by Jason Q. Ng http://www.amazon.com/Blocked-Weibo-Suppressed-Version-Twitter/dp/159558871X See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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1:02.4	coming to you from the pop-up Chinese studio here in Beijing.
1:05.0	I'm Kaiser Guo, joined, of course, by the iron-fisted overlord of Danway.com, Mr. Jeremy Goldcorn.
1:10.7	How are you, man?
1:11.4	I'm doing very, very well. What a beautiful day it is.
1:13.5	Oh, my God. This is easily the best day I can remember. I think that the AQI was like 47 when I left the office today.
1:22.0	And the first day of school, I think, for Chinese school. Actually, it's back to school on Friday, for my kids at least. But since it is
1:28.5	back to school week, our summer has come to an end. And we're back to serious discussions about more
1:34.4	serious issues. And his luck would have it, just as we were turning our attention back to the news
1:38.9	and getting back to our regularly scheduled program, China's trial of the century wrapped.
1:44.6	And of course, that was the trial of Boci Lai, the former mayor of Chongqing, who was brought
1:50.3	up on charges of bribery, corruption, and abuse of power.
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