China's leaders are cracking down on Bo Xilai and his Chongqing model
Why is it that when Ai Weiwei is detained, the west assumes that he is a victim of trumped-up charges by the government, but when Bo Xilai is dismissed as the Chongqing party chief having angered the central party leaders, London and Washington follow every step of Beijing?
The political upheaval triggered by the downfall of Bo and the "Chongqing model" – is still unfolding in China. Although the model is not fundamentally different from the national agenda of neoliberal global integration, it included more independent social policies. These proved so popular, it took what the Financial Times has called a "palace coup" to crush it.… Seguir leyendo »