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A death in the Lucky Holiday Hotel : murder, money, and an epic power struggle in China
Title:
A death in the Lucky Holiday Hotel : murder, money, and an epic power struggle in China
Author:
Ho, Pin, 1965-
Huang, Wenguang, 1964-
ISBN:
9781610392730
Publication Information:
New York : PublicAffairs, c2013
Physical Description:
xv, 334 p. ; 25 cm
General Note:
Includes index
Abstract:
The scandalous story of the corruption of the Bo Xilai family--the murder of British businessman Neil Heywood; Bo's secret lovers, who may have included Chinese film stars; the blackmailing by Bo's supporters; the hasty trial and sentencing of Gu Kailai, Bo's wife--is only the tip of an iceberg and just the beginning of a cataclysmic power struggle that could rock the very foundation of China's all-powerful Communist Party. By the time it is over, the machinations in Beijing and throughout the country that began with Bo's fall could affect China's economic development and disrupt the world's political and economic order
Subject:
Bo, Xilai, 1949- |
Heywood, Neil, 1970-2011 |
Political corruption -- China -- History -- 21st century |
China -- Politics and government -- 21st century |
Summary:
The scandalous story of the corruption of the Bo Xilai family--the murder of British businessman Neil Heywood; Bo's secret lovers, who may have included Chinese film stars; the blackmailing by Bo's supporters; the hasty trial and sentencing of Gu Kailai, Bo's wife--is only the tip of an iceberg and just the beginning of a cataclysmic power struggle that could rock the very foundation of China's all-powerful Communist Party. By the time it is over, the machinations in Beijing and throughout the country that began with Bo's fall could affect China's economic development and disrupt the world's political and economic order