A crime committed by a Chinese Communist Party official has become a widely discussed topic on Chinese social media because of how easily the official got off the hook.
Xiong Bo, deputy director of the Ningshan County branch of the state-owned firm, China Tobacco, located in Ankang City, in northwestern China’s Shaanxi Province, tried to poison his superior, Mr. Zhou, by mixing pesticide into a hot water bottle Zhou used, reported Chinese news portal Sina on May 23.
