In the city of Chonqing in China, the Communist Party is initiating the secret process of installing a new generation of leaders. Unfortunately, this is proving to be a little bit more troublesome and violent than they had anticipated.
The main two players right now for a strong leadership position in the future are Xi Jinping, (China's "leader-in-waiting") who visited the US on Thursday, and Bo Xilai, the powerful commerce minister, and governor/leader of Chonqing.
Bo Xilai has made many populist changes in China, from taking on foregin companies such as Wal-Mart, to fighting the underground mafias who attack the native people. His powerful family (his father was a revolutionary war leader) also gives him a good name, and standing in politics.
However, this good name, and his upward rise in politics is being marred by his association with Wang Lijun, who he hired to eradicate the mafias. Though Wang is efficient, he has proven to be brutal, nd doesnf't seem to have any consideration of the other citizen casulaties that might come into play through his harsh measures.
Personally, I think that despite Bo's ties to Wang, he still has a high chance of being elected to a leadership position in the future. Though Wang's methods are harsh, they are effective, and he has arrested 2000 people, along with Communist leaders who are accused of ebing corrupted and in alliance with the mafia heads. This shows that he is fair in his justice, and to me, in a place like China where there is so much breeding ground for corruption, thast's pretty good. However, if Wang continues his methods and injures more innocen citizens, I think Bo's chances could be affected as most of his city is a agrarian area, with people who are concerned for their personal safety, whether it be from attack of mafia, or attack of the law enforcement organization trying to wipe ou tthe mafia.
read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/17/world/asia/scandal-may-end-rise-of-bo-xilai-party-official-in-china.html?_r=1&ref=world
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