Bo Xilai: The downfall of a 'princeling'

Former Chongqing Mayor Bo Xilai seemed destined for the top echelon of Chinese politics until his spectacular fall from grace last month. Bo, the son of famed Communist Party figure Bo Yibo, made his name as leader of the port city of Dalian before taking over the western metropolis of Chongqing. Ably abetted by his lawyer wife Gu Kailai, Bo's four-year spell in charge of Chongqing was marked ...