Bye bye Mister Bo
Beijing's sacking of its rising political star, Congqing city mayor, Bo Xilai has been occupying the headlines of papers not only in China, but also in UK and the U.S. I do not want to belabor the facts and , quickly, Bo and his wife, Gu, were under investigation of the death of Neil Heywood, a British businessman having close ties with Bo's family. First, I think it be would pretty hard pressed for Bo to come out of this investigation again even if he could prove his innocence. He is done, politically. The funny thing, I guess maybe not so funny for Bo, is that he is subject to CCP's investigation first, before a criminal proceeding. He is not charged yet, and he does not have a lawyer to fight for his rights. I am not crying for Bo, but just saying if China is serious about rule of law as claimed, this is balantly against such a claim. The message is that CCP is outsid...