The art of survival in China - how some of Bo's cronies cling on


  • World
  • Wednesday, 21 Aug 2013

BEIJING (Reuters) - Three years ago, the mayor of China's sprawling southwestern city of Chongqing was asked to describe how well he got along with his then boss, the ambitious Communist Party leader Bo Xilai.

"Like fish and water," the portly Huang Qifan told reporters on the sidelines of the annual full session of parliament, using a Chinese expression meaning an almost symbiotic relationship. "Everything is great, magnificent. The whole Communist Party secretariat works smoothly together with one mind."

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