- published: 24 Aug 2013
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For the past two days China has been transfixed by a political drama that reads like the OJ Simpson trial and the life of Paris Hilton rolled into one. As Bo Xilai, the "princeling" former member of China's elite 25-member politburo, appeared in court for a second day on Friday the world was treated to titillating revelations, particularly detailing the lavish lifestyle of his son and wife, thanks to online transcripts released by the court. The ruling Communist party and Mr Bo's political enemies are clearly hoping the excruciating public airing of corruption will demolish the fallen politician's credibility and build faith in the party's efforts to stamp out official malfeasance. But the litany of excess and privilege may serve instead to alert the masses to just how normal and easy it is for China's unelected, authoritarian political elite to transform their power into obscene wealth. "According to Chinese law, corruption involving Rmb100,000 can lead to a sentence of 10 years or more. But if that is really enforced then virtually all cadres above the grass-roots level would have to go to jail," says Han Deqiang, a former strident supporter of Bo Xilai and co-founder of Utopia, a leftist activist website. In court on Thursday and Friday, Mr Bo argued vehemently at times in his defence but he also seemed to scoff at some of the charges levelled against him and suggest the amounts involved -- totalling several million dollars -- were trifling for a man of his power and influence. Trial shows greed, machinations of China's elite Witness tells China court Bo took government funds Witness tells China court Bo took government funds Trial shows greed, machinations of China's elite Bo trial continues on second day Bo Xilai's Wife Testifies Against Her Husband on Day 2 of Trial Bo's wife returns to haunt him in China corruption trial China releases video of ousted politician's wife Bo Xilai dismisses wife's testimony at trial Bo Xilai mounts court attack against 'crazy' wife Gu Kailai Bo Xilai calls wife 'mad' after court hears her testimony Bo Xilai trial transcripts expose a privileged world of wealth Bo trial exposes lavish world of China elite Xu Ming: prawn seller turned key witness against China's Bo China takes the show online for Bo trial Gu 'believed Heywood planned to kidnap and murder son' Bo Xilai Scandal, Bo Xilai Case, Bo Xilai Court Case, Bo Xilai Framed, Bo Xilai Scandal, Bo Xilai Trial, Reuters China, Bo Xilai Scandal, Bo Xilai China, Bo Xilai Explained, Bo Xilai Scandal, Bo Xilai Trial, Bo Xilai Who's Who, China Scandal China, Bo Xilai Scandal, Bo Xilai Communist Party, Bo Xilai Corruption, Bo Xilai China, Bo Xilai Downfall, Bo Xilai Murder, Bo Xilai Scandal, Bo Xilai Trial, Murder, Recommend Bo Xilai Trial, Bo Xilai Who's Who, China Scandal, Bo Xilai China, Bo Xilai, Bo Xilai Explained, China, Bo Xilai Scandal Bo Xilai Communist Party, Bo Xilai Trial, Neil Heywood Murder, Recommend, Bo Xilai Murder, Bo Xilai Downfall, Bo Xilai China, Bo Xilai, Bo Xilai Corruption, China, Bo Xilai Scandal Bo Xilai Trial, Bo Xilai China Ex-Politician Indicted Corruption, Chongqing, Bo Xilai Indicted, Bo Xilai Indicted Corruption, Bo Xilai, China Politician Indicted Corruption, China Bo Xilai, China, Bo Xilai Scandal, China Corruption Shìyàn biǎomíng tānlán, yīnmóu zhōngguó de jīngyīng Zhèngrén gàosu fǎtíng bó zhōngguó cǎiqǔle zhèngfǔ zījīn Zhèngrén gàosu fǎtíng bó zhōngguó cǎiqǔle zhèngfǔ zījīn Shìyàn biǎomíng tānlán, yīnmóu zhōngguó de jīngyīng Bó shěnpàn jìxù dì èr tiān Báo xī lái de qīzi duì tā de zhàngfū zài dì 2 tiān de shěnpàn zuòzhèng Báo xī lái de qīzi fǎnhuí kùnrǎozhe tā zài zhōngguó de tānwū shěnpàn Zhōngguó fābù shìpín gǎn xiàtái de zhèngzhì jiā de qīzi Báo xī lái bóhuí qīzi de zhèngcí, zài shěnpàn Báo xī lái ānzhuāng fǎtíng gōngjí "fēngkuáng" de qīzi gūkāilài Báo xī lái hūyù qīzi'fēngkuáng'de fǎtíng shěnlǐ hòu, tā de zhèngcí Báo xī lái de shěnxùn bǐlù bàolù tèquán tiānxià cáifù Bó shěnpàn gōngkāi de zhōngguó jīngyīng shēhuá de shìjiè Xú míng: Dà xiā màifāng bǎ guānjiàn zhèngrén duì zhōngguó de bó Bó shìyàn, zhōngguó cǎiqǔ wǎng shàng zhǎnshì Gù rènwéi hǎi wudé jìhuà bǎngjià hé móushā de érzi' Zhōngguó, báo xī lái chǒuwén, báo xī lái chǒuwén, báo xī lái shìxíng, shìxíng wēi bó báo xī lái, báo xī lái shìyòng gēngxīn shìxíng wēi bó, báo xī lái, báo xī lái wēi bó, zhōngguó báo xī lái, zhōngguó báo xī lái chǒuwén, wēi bó, shìjiè xīnwén, báo xī lái chǒuwén Xīnwén, báo xī lái de qīzi, báo xī lái de qīzi shēngmíng, lín báo xī lái fǔbài, bó shí, báo xī lái shěnpàn, báo xī lái de qīzi, báo xī lái de qīzi móushā, xīnwén, zhōngguó xīnwén, zhōngguó fǔbài àn