Bo Xilai

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  China's Xi Jinping Warns Communist Colleagues Over Relatives

  China's Communist chief Xi Jinping told top officials in the ruling party to closely watch their families, state media said today, after reports that his relations and those of other elite politicians amassed massive wealth.

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  China to Hold "Open Trial" for Expelled Communist Party Leader

  China will hold an "open trial" for fallen domestic security tsar Zhou Yongkang, the head of China's top court said, state media reported today, in an attempt to show transparency though the super-sensitive trial will likely be far from open.

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  China Welcomes Britain's Prince William

  Chinese President Xi Jinping gave a warm welcome to Prince William today as he began the first visit to the mainland by a member of the British royal family in almost three decades, setting aside the rancour with London over Hong Kong.

• China seizes $14.5 billion assets from family, associates of ex-security chief: sources

  Chinese authorities have seized assets worth at least 90 billion yuan from family members and associates of retired domestic security tsar Zhou Yongkang.

• China puts former security chief under house arrest: sources

  China has put Zhou Yongkang, one of the most powerful politicians of the last decade, under virtual house arrest.

• China corruption watchdog to target senior officials in revamp

  China's ruling Communist Party's anti-graft watchdog is to overhaul some of its functions and target all senior officials, as part of reforms to deepen its war on corruption.

• Supporters of China's disgraced Bo Xilai set up political party

  Supporters of China's disgraced senior politician Bo Xilai, who has been jailed for corruption, have set up a political party, two separate sources said, in a direct challenge to the ruling Communist Party's de facto ban on new political groups.

• China court rejects Bo Xilai appeal, ending saga

  A Chinese court on Friday rejected fallen politician Bo Xilai's appeal against his conviction and confirmed his life sentence, sealing his fate as authorities look to close a damaging scandal.

• China court to decide on reducing Bo Xilai's life term in prison

  A Chinese court will hold a hearing on Friday to rule on an appeal by politician Bo Xilai against the guilty verdict and life imprisonment he was handed last month.

• China's Bo Xilai allowed to file appeal against life term in jail

  A court in eastern China today allowed ousted former senior politician Bo Xilai to appeal against a guilty verdict on charges of corruption and abuse of power handed out last month which earned him a life sentence.

• As Bo Xilai starts prison term his torture legacy endures: lawyers

  Thousands of people across China have been jailed in campaigns lawyers say are modelled on the brutal and lucrative anti-mafia drive of fallen politician Bo Xilai, who was this week sentenced to life behind bars for corruption.

• China's Bo Xilai to appeal life sentence: reports

  Former senior Chinese politician Bo Xilai will appeal against his conviction and life sentence for corruption, a lawyer close to the case told AFP today, adding further drama to the high-profile trial.

• Hotel-style prison awaits China's Bo Xilai: inmates

  Fallen high-flyer Bo Xilai can expect hotel-style treatment at a jail for China's political elite, where he will enjoy comfortable surroundings but be constantly monitored by government agents, former prisoners say.

• Bo Xilai: rise and fall of a political star in China

  With a suave demeanour, well-cut suits and an easy smile, Bo Xilai presented, in his heyday, a stark contrast to the usual ranks of stiff, buttoned-up Chinese politicians.

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  Bo Xilai, China's ousted top politician, sentenced to life in prison for corruption

  Fallen Chinese political star Bo Xilai was sentenced by a court to life in prison Sunday, following a sensational scandal that culminated in the country's highest-profile trial in decades.