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| Bo Xilai 薄熙来 |
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2nd Minister of Commerce of the People's Republic of China
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| In office 2004 – 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Lu Fuyuan |
| Succeeded by | Chen Deming |
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| Assumed office 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Wang Yang |
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| Born | July 1949 Dingrang, Shanxi |
| Political party | Communist Party of China |
| Spouse | Gu Kailai (divorced in 2004) |
| Relations | Bo Yibo (father) |
| Alma mater | Peking University Chinese Academy of Social Sciences |
Bo Xilai (薄熙来; pinyin: Bó Xīlái; pronounced Beuh Shy'ii-lie) (born July 1949) is the current CPC Chongqing Committee Secretary. The Ministry of Commerce ( Chinese: 商务部 of the People's Republic of China (MOFCOM formerly Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Co-operation (对外贸易经济合作部 Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Lü Fuyuan (呂福源 October 1945 - May 18, 2004) was the first minister of the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China Chen Deming ( Chinese: 陈德铭 Pinyin: Chén Démíng born 1949 is the Minister of the Chinese Ministry of Commerce. The Communist Party of China ( CPC) ( also known as the Chinese Communist Party ( CCP) is the founding and ruling political party of the Chongqing ( Postal map spelling: Chungking; Wade-Giles: Ch'ung-ch'ing) is the largest and most populous of the People's Republic of China Wang Yang, ( Born March 12, 1955) is the current Secretary of the Guangdong Committee of the Communist Party of China. ( Postal map spelling: Shansi) is a province in the northern part of the People's Republic of China. The Communist Party of China ( CPC) ( also known as the Chinese Communist Party ( CCP) is the founding and ruling political party of the Bo Yibo ( ( February 17, 1908 &ndash January 15, 2007) was a Chinese politician and one of the Eight Immortals of the Communist Alma mater is Latin for "nourishing mother" It was used in Ancient Rome as a title for the mother Goddess, and in Medieval Peking University ( of Beijing, colloquially known in Chinese as Beida (北大 Běidà) is the first formally established university and the first The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences ( CASS)( is the premier academic research organization in the fields of philosophy and social sciences of China it is also the most Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use The Communist Party of China ( CPC) ( also known as the Chinese Communist Party ( CCP) is the founding and ruling political party of the Chongqing ( Postal map spelling: Chungking; Wade-Giles: Ch'ung-ch'ing) is the largest and most populous of the People's Republic of China Until November 2007 he was Minister of Commerce of the People's Republic of China. The Ministry of Commerce ( Chinese: 商务部 of the People's Republic of China (MOFCOM formerly Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Co-operation (对外贸易经济合作部 Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES He is the son of Bo Yibo, a Communist revolutionary elder, and his rise to fame came from his tenures as the Mayor of the coastal economic hub of Dalian and subsequently the Governor of Liaoning. Bo Yibo ( ( February 17, 1908 &ndash January 15, 2007) was a Chinese politician and one of the Eight Immortals of the Communist Dalian (;; Japanese: Dairen Russian: Далянь Dalian or Дальний Dalny is the governing Sub-provincial city in the eastern Liaoning The politics of Liaoning Province in the People's Republic of China is structured in a dual party-government system like all other governing institutions in Mainland Bo is a representative figure for China's new generation of leaders who are casual in front of the media, a shift away from the deeply serious focus of Chinese politics. Although Bo has been a questionable character politically owing to allegations of nepotism and corruption, his charisma is known in Mainland China, Hong Kong and abroad, and since his installation as Minister of Commerce has become a political star. Nepotism is the showing of favoritism toward relatives and friends based upon that relationship rather than on an objective evaluation of ability Meritocracy or suitability
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Early life
A native of Dingrang in Shanxi Province, Bo Xilai was born in July 1949, the son of Bo Yibo (薄一波), one of the Eight Immortals of Communist Party of China. ( Postal map spelling: Shansi) is a province in the northern part of the People's Republic of China. Bo Yibo ( ( February 17, 1908 &ndash January 15, 2007) was a Chinese politician and one of the Eight Immortals of the Communist The Eight Great Eminent Officials ( Chinese: 八大元老 Pinyin: Bā dà yuán lǎo abbreviated as the Eight Elders (八老 Bā lǎo were a group of Bo began work in January 1968 and joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in October 1980. The Communist Party of China ( CPC) ( also known as the Chinese Communist Party ( CCP) is the founding and ruling political party of the
During the Cultural Revolution, when Bo was 17 years old, he was imprisoned along with members of his family for five years, after which they were placed in a labour camp for another five years. The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution in the People’s Republic of China was a struggle for power within the Communist Party of China that manifested into The Gang of Four were officially blamed for the chaos of the Cultural Revolution, prompting their release in 1978. The Gang of Four ( was the name given to a leftist political faction composed of four Chinese Communist party officials During the Cultural Revolution, Bo's father was imprisoned and tortured for ten years; his mother was beaten to death.
Bo worked at the Hardware Repair Factory for the Beijing Second Light Industry Bureau before he was admitted to the Peking University Department of History, majoring in world history, in 1977. Peking University ( of Beijing, colloquially known in Chinese as Beida (北大 Běidà) is the first formally established university and the first He later graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree. In 1982, he graduated from the Postgraduate Institute of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences with a Masters degree. The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences ( CASS)( is the premier academic research organization in the fields of philosophy and social sciences of China it is also the most
Political career
Bo then successively worked with the Research Office of the CPC Central Committee Secretariat and CPC Central Committee General Office, and served as deputy secretary and secretary of the Jinxian County Party Committee in Liaoning, Deputy Secretary and Secretary of the Party Committee of the Dalian Economic and Technological Development Zone, and Secretary of the Jinzhou Prefectural Party Committee in Liaoning, quickly rising through the ranks to become a member of the Standing Committee of the Dalian Municipal CPC Committee, the city's decision making body. ( is a northeastern province of the People's Republic of China. Dalian (;; Japanese: Dairen Russian: Далянь Dalian or Дальний Dalny is the governing Sub-provincial city in the eastern Liaoning He became the Vice-mayor of Dalian in 1990, and deputy secretary of Dalian Municipal Party Committee.
He took up the post of acting Mayor of Dalian in 1992 and then Mayor of Dalian in 1993. The modern city was built upon the colony of Port Arthur during the late Qing Dynasty. Lüshun city or Lüshunkou or (literally Lüshun Port ( formerly known as both Port Arthur and Ryojun, is a town located at the extreme southern He was elected as deputy secretary of CPC Dalian Municipal Committee in June 1995, the city's second-in-charge. In January 1998, he was re-elected mayor of Dalian. And in September 1999, he served as secretary of the CPC Dalian Municipal Committee, the city's number one figure. His term in Dalian was marked by the city's phenomenal growth into a modern metropolis representative of China's economic growth. The Shenyang-Dalian Expressway was built in the early 1990s, becoming China's first expressway. Shenyang ( Ch: 沈阳 pinyin Shěnyáng, or Mukden ( in Manchu) is a Sub-provincial city and capital of Liaoning An expressway is a Divided highway for high-speed traffic with at least partial Control of access. Dalian has since then been known as one of the cleanest cities in China, and has a very good overall reputation. However, Bo's tenure in Dalian has seen the construction of various urban development projects aimed solely at making the city have a better aesthetic appearance.
Bo spent seventeen years in the city of Dalian, thus serving the longest time in a single region among the officials of China. Although his popularity with the people was well-known, he was denied promotion by then President Jiang Zemin. Jiang Zemin ( born 17 August 1926 was the "core of the third generation " of Communist Party of China leaders serving as General Secretary of In January 2001, under the pressure of strong public opinion, Bo was transferred to the province as the vice governor, which happened to be equal rank to his municipal position. In the aftermath of the Liaoning 'Mu & Ma' corruption scandal, a major reshuffle of the Liaoning provincial government took place, and Bo was appointed the Acting Governor of Liaoning Province. In January 2003, Bo was elected as Governor of Liaoning at the first session of the tenth Liaoning People's Congress. However, during the same year Bo was denied by the Communist Party Central Committee members a seat in the party's central leadership, citing charges of nepotism against his father. Nepotism is the showing of favoritism toward relatives and friends based upon that relationship rather than on an objective evaluation of ability Meritocracy or suitability
Bo oversaw Liaoning's development into one of the most economically strong provinces in China, and unlike his predecessors, was relatively clean in terms of moving public funds and other allegations of corruption. Some accused Bo, however, of being fake, a "talker" rather than a "doer". [1]
Minister of Commerce
Hu Jintao succeeded Jiang Zemin in the presidency in late 2003, and ended Bo's 20 years service as a local official and Bo was appointed Minister of Commerce in Wen Jiabao's cabinet, replacing Lu Fuyuan, who had health problems with which he was unable to fulfill his duties. Hu Jintao ( born 21 December 1942 is currently the Paramount Leader of the People's Republic of China, holding the titles of General Secretary of the Communist This is a Chinese name; the family name is Wen. Wen Jiabao ( (born 15 September 1942 is the Premier of the Lü Fuyuan (呂福源 October 1945 - May 18, 2004) was the first minister of the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China Bo concurrently served as a member of the 16th CPC Central Committee, in reality China's central decision making body.
Known for his good looks, articulate speech, open-minded work ethic, and a generally liberal outlook, Bo's phenomenal rise from a municipal official to the Central government has been of great media attention and has since elevated his status to that of a political star. The archetype of a politician Bo presents is seldom seen with a generally serious and conservative leadership in Beijing. He has a reputation of a Kennedy-esque figure, his charisma known to media from the Mainland, Hong Kong, and even abroad.
Bo's term as Minister of Commerce saw the general trend of attracting foreign investment continue. His daily schedule is dominated with receiving foreign guests and dignitaries. He speaks relatively fluent English, having told a not-so-fluent translator to rest for a while as an American delegation's comments were being translated into Chinese. In May 2004 Bo was one of the few hand-picked Ministers to accompany Premier Wen Jiabao on a five-country trip in Europe. This is a Chinese name; the family name is Wen. Wen Jiabao ( (born 15 September 1942 is the Premier of the Trade policy of the United States toward China has also sparked significant controversy, during which Bo kept a cool head as he headed for talks in Washington.
Bo also oversaw the restructuring of the Ministry, whose formation was the result of the amalgamation of the National Economics and Commerce Bureau and the Department of International Trade. Bo sought to balance the amount of attention given to foreign investors and domestic commercial institutions. He began tackling the imbalance from the retail sector, whose recent success was largely owing to foreign companies. He drew out various plans to protect Chinese industries so they would not lose their place inside the Chinese market.
Bo was listed in a class-action lawsuit by a group of Falun Gong practitioners and sympathisers in the United States, who were suing him for crimes against humanity, including allegations of genocide and torture. In Law, a class action or a representative action is a form of Lawsuit where a large group of people collectively bring a claim to court Falun Gong ( or Falun Dafa is a spiritual practice founded in China by Li Hongzhi （李洪志） in 1992 In Public international law, a crime against humanity is an act of Persecution or any large scale atrocities against a body of people and is the highest level of Genocide is the deliberate and systematic destruction in whole or in part of an ethnic racial religious or national group Torture, according to the United Nations Convention Against Torture, is "any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental is intentionally The lawsuit lacks factual evidence of Bo's alleged crimes, and due to Bo's immense popularity inside China and abroad has failed to gain much attention or grounds for its authenticity. Bo himself states he has never been involved in the persecution. The legal process has since then been dismissed by the district judge in June 2006. Falun Gong enthusiasts continued various other legal measures and their attack on Bo, especially after he became the Minister of Commerce. The accusations has been supported by Bo's political opponents based in Liaoning.
After 17th Party Congress
It was widely speculated following the 17th Party Congress in 2007 that Bo would take over as party chief in Chongqing. The 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China ( Pinyin: Zhōngguó Gòngchǎndǎng Dìshíqícì Quánguó Dàibiǎo Dàhuì, abbreviated Chongqing ( Postal map spelling: Chungking; Wade-Giles: Ch'ung-ch'ing) is the largest and most populous of the People's Republic of China The transition, however, was not as smooth as previously planned. Bo took over the position on November 30, replacing Wang Yang, who was sent to Guangdong. Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Wang Yang, ( Born March 12, 1955) is the current Secretary of the Guangdong Committee of the Communist Party of China. Guangdong ( EFEO: Kouangtong; Pinyin Guǎngdōng; Postal map spelling: Kwangtung) is a province on the He also became a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China. The Politburo of the Communist Party of China ( Chinese: 中国共产党中央政治局 Pinyin: Zhōngguó Gòngchǎndǎng Zhōngyāng Zhèngzhìjú (also "Political His move from the Northeast to the Southwest is a dramatic change for Bo in his political career.
References
External links
- Biography and recent career data at China Vitae, an online biographical database of Chinese VIPs
- (Chinese) Article on Bo Xilai at Peking University's online forum
- USA: Bo Xilai – advocacy group Justice for Falun Gong on the class-action lawsuit
- Alibaba details Bo's charisma
- A Louie & Associates Article: Princeling Powering Up to the Top (2007)
| Preceded by Zhang Guoguang |
Governor of Liaoning 2003—2004 Acting 2001—2003 |
Succeeded by Zhang Wenyue |
| Preceded by Lü Fuyuan |
Minister of Commerce of the People's Republic of China 2004–2007 |
Succeeded by Chen Deming |
| Preceded by Wang Yang |
Secretary of the CPC Chongqing Committee 2007— |
Succeeded by incumbent |
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