Xi rise largely is the result of 2012 Bo Xilai affair. Bo is the "[[Bernie Sanders]] of China", a corrupt kleptocrat and supposed advocate for the poor and oppressed. BO was member of the [[Politburo]] and candidate to the seven member Standing Committee. A Jiang flunky, Bo was mayor of Dalian City in Liaoning Province in 1999 when the round up Falun Gong began, and steadily rose in ranks for the next decade. As Governor, Dalian City and Liaoning Province, arrest and kidnappings of Falun Gong was more intense than in many other areas of China.<ref>http://en.minghui.org/html/articles/2012/4/26/132920.htmlM</ref> | Xi rise largely is the result of 2012 Bo Xilai affair. Bo is the "[[Bernie Sanders]] of China", a corrupt kleptocrat and supposed advocate for the poor and oppressed. BO was member of the [[Politburo]] and candidate to the seven member Standing Committee. A Jiang flunky, Bo was mayor of Dalian City in Liaoning Province in 1999 when the round up Falun Gong began, and steadily rose in ranks for the next decade. As Governor, Dalian City and Liaoning Province, arrest and kidnappings of Falun Gong was more intense than in many other areas of China.<ref>http://en.minghui.org/html/articles/2012/4/26/132920.htmlM</ref> |