http://www.economist.com/node/21550309
The removal of Bo Xilai as party chief of the south-western region of Chongqing revealed a window in the bureaucracy and inner workings of the party that is typically hidden from the public eye entirely. Bo was lined up to become the ninth member in the Standing Committee, and his father was a major member of the generation of Mao's Long March. Nearly everything was set up for him to become one of the next major players in Chinese politics, but his greatly unpopular policies (like going viciously after any political rivals and attacking them through "henchman" who were accused of extortion and torture). Bo also had a tremendous lean towards Communist Party members and state enterprises, rather than supporting small businessmen. His firing showed the twisted nature of the bureaucracy-how it is not truly smooth and effective, but can contain many injustices and certainly intricacies.
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