A blockbuster scandal has surfaced in Beijing as the Communist Party attempts to pass the political torch to new leaders. The death of a British businessman in a Chongqing hotel room was declared a murder yesterday, and the wife of Bo Xilai, one of China’s most powerful men, is the lead suspect. Michael Bristow is correspondent for our partner the BBC.
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