As the former vice chairman of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s Central Military Commission, Guo Boxiong wielded great power. Now, purged and imprisoned, he has become suicidal, according to a report in a Hong Kong-based magazine.
Guo was a trusted ally of former Chinese Communist Party leader Jiang Zemin. With Guo as his supporter, Jiang was able to retain his position as chairman of the Central Military Commission for two more years after he had retired as Party leader in 2002.
