Publication Type

Blog Post

Version

publishedVersion

Publication Date

8-2013

Abstract

After more than a year in detention, Bo Xilai, the former Communist Party chief of China’s Chongqing city, has been officially charged with accepting an “extremely large amount” of bribes, embezzling public funds, and abusing public office. But, while the charges may sound severe, Bo’s situation may not be as serious as it appears.

Discipline

Social Control, Law, Crime, and Deviance

Publisher

Asian Development Bank Institute

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