One of China’s most high profile trials has come to an end.
The wife of a disgraced Chinese politician went on trial on Thursday for murder.
Gu Kailai is accused of killing a British businessman.
The entire proceedings took eight hours, though there’s no verdict.
Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Weiliang Nie of the BBC’s China service.
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