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• China recommends life term for wife of disgraced official Bo Xilai

  A Beijing court has recommended a suspended death sentence for the wife of disgraced former Politburo member Bo Xilai be commuted to life in jail due to acts of repentance and no further criminal activity, Chinese media said on Monday.

• China arrests ex-security chief for corruption, leaking secrets

  Chinese authorities have arrested former domestic security chief Zhou Yongkang and expelled him from the ruling Communist Party, accusing him of crimes ranging from accepting bribes to leaking state secrets and setting the stage for his trial.

• China likely to expel disgraced security chief from party: sources

  China's disgraced former domestic security chief, Zhou Yongkang, looks set to be expelled from the ruling Communist Party at a key meeting next week, sources said, possibly paving the way for his formal prosecution.

• Wealthy Businesswoman Liu Yingxia Ousted From Senior Political Organization In China

  Liu Yingxia, who was listed as China's 46th richest woman with assets worth 4 billion (or $650,000,000), was removed this week from a senior political organization, for links to a former high ranking official facing graft allegations.

• Bo Xilai: Former Communist Party Official Appeals Life Imprisonment Sentence for Corruption; Reactions Hit Social Media After Verdict (Video)

  Bo Xilai appealed his guilty verdict conviction on Sunday, which sentenced the former Communist Party Chinese official to a life in prison. Bo was convicted on corruption charges of bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power

• Bo Xilai: Verdict of Ousted Chinese Politician Charged with Corruption and Abuse of Power Will Be Announced September 22 (Video)

  The Jinan Intermediate People's Court will announce the verdict in the corruption trial of ousted Politburo member Bo Xilai on Sept. 22

• Bo Xilai: Ousted Chinese Politician Charged with Corruption and Abuse of Power Will Stand Trial Beginning on Thursday (Video)

  The disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai, who has not been seen in public for 18 months, is set to stand trial accused of corruption charges and abuse of power. Analysts say he is expected to be found guilty when the trial concludes. Bo's wife Gu Kailai has already been convicted of murdering United Kingdom businessman Neil Heywood. She has since been given a suspended death sentence. The murder reportedly had been over a business deal gone wrong.