In Chongqing, Bo Xilai's support endures in face of Beijing's new assault on his legacy

FILE PHOTO: A general view of a shopping mall under construction in Chongqing, China July 13, 2017. Picture taken July 13, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

CHONGQING, China (Reuters) - In this steamy metropolis of more than 30 million people on the banks of the Yangtze River, it doesn’t take much to find people who still talk in reverential terms about Bo Xilai, Chongqing’s incarcerated and disgraced former Communist Party head who was removed from office more than five years ago.

By contrast, it is difficult to find anyone who has similar regard for Sun Zhengcai, who lost the same Chongqing party job earlier this month after being accused by Beijing of failing to rid the city of Bo's influence and legacy.