My political predictions are batting zero. China announced Bo Xilai has been stripped of his offices and kicked out of the Communist Party. I had bet he'd weather the storm.
Maybe it is not over. Deng Xiaoping went down three times before taking the top slot. Bo was more hard core communist, and anti-corruption, and it is not unheard of for politicians worldwide and in history to be hoisted on their own petard.
That there is a transition coming up in China sure makes it feel something like 1976. That Bo was anti-corruption, conservative communist and very popular means his downfall is significant. I was struck by how the President of China and party leader was dressed when he launched China's first aircraft carrier. Sure looks like 1976.
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Maybe it is not over. Deng Xiaoping went down three times before taking the top slot. Bo was more hard core communist, and anti-corruption, and it is not unheard of for politicians worldwide and in history to be hoisted on their own petard.
That there is a transition coming up in China sure makes it feel something like 1976. That Bo was anti-corruption, conservative communist and very popular means his downfall is significant. I was struck by how the President of China and party leader was dressed when he launched China's first aircraft carrier. Sure looks like 1976.
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