The graft ran deep. In Beijing, I remember going to a nightclub whose owner was reputed to have a ready supply of illicit drugs
and attractive young women
for those
with enough money. His business partner was the public security bureau - the police. At first glance, the parallels are striking. Chairman Mao, as he was known, was the defining political figure of 20th Century China. He ran the Communist Party -
and the country - from the republic's founding in 1949 until the day he died in 1976. No other Chinese leader has since come close. Until now.
The fall of one prince,
and the rise of another
irannews.ru In 2007 Bo was sent to run Chongqing, a vast city that straddles the Yangtze River in the mountains of southwest China. It was infamous then for organised crime. Politicians came from Beijing to study the "Chongqing model". One of them was a rising star named Xi Jin
ping. Speaking personally, Francois said he was not convinced the British public wanted a fourth election in seven years. They believe it indicates an "if we can't have it, no-one can" approach. So his ruinous legacy was covered up with reverence. And now, Xi loses no opportunity to channel Mao, even usur
ping his defunct titles - Great Helmsman, People's Leader, Chairman. But what he seeks is much bigger.
