The trial of Bo Xilai

The trial of Bo Xilai

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The precise date hasn’t been announced yet but the trial of former Communist Party boss Bo Xilai is expected to happen any day now. Bo Xilai faces corruption charges and his fall from grace is one of the biggest scandals to hit the Chinese Communist Party. Wen Huang, author of ‘The Little Red Guard’ and ‘A Death in the Lucky Holiday Hotel: Murder, Money and an Epic Power Struggle in China,’ explains how the trial will impact Chinese politics. (Photo: AP Images).