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Charge for Wife of Chinese Ex-Leader Suggests Old Tactic
NYTimes – Although no one has presented any compelling evidence to rebut the official narrative that Ms. Gu, 53, played a role in the death of the businessman, many wonder if party leaders are using her case to deflect public disgust over the kind of corruption and abuse of power that critics say was embodied by her husband. Mr. Bo, who was suspended last April from the Politburo and has not been heard from since, has so far remained in a parallel justice system reserved for the party elite. His fate was not mentioned in the brief statement announcing his wife’s trial. “Throughout Chinese history, whenever there’s a political struggle, whenever someone has to fall, they blame the wife,” Read article
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