After Bo Xilai, the scandal-troubled former Party chief of China’s central-western megalopolis of Chongqing, was removed from office on March 15, his former ally, Chongqing Mayor Huang Qifan quickly turned on him, exposed Bo’s dark secrets to the central government.
Chaos, scandals, and protests are preceding Hong Kong’s Chief Executive elections. The two frontrunners, both Beijing-backed, have been involved in ugly power struggles. Both have tried their best to disclose the other’s scandals.
One would expect that if an overseas emissary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) were asked if he were a communist, the answer would be simple and rather clear: Of course I am.
Since oil prices in China dropped in early October, the two state-owned oil giants, PetroChina and Sinopec, are said to be controlling oil supplies, causing privately owned gas stations to run out of gas and diesel fuel.