China's buffeted and ambitious Bo Xilai stays afloat
<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/chinas-buffeted-ambitious-bo-xilai-stays-afloat-102409382.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/cse5FyeTo.NVx.MJDT3hYA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-02-09T102409Z_1_BTRE8180SWE00_RTROPTP_2_CHINA-OFFICIAL.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Deputy Mayor of Chongqing Wang reads documents as he attends a session of CPPCC of the Chongqing Municipal Committee, in Chongqing municipality" align="left" title="Deputy Mayor of Chongqing Wang reads documents as he attends a session of CPPCC of the Chongqing Municipal Committee, in Chongqing municipality" border="0" /></a>CHONGQING, China (Reuters) - A bizarre consular drama in southwest China is just the latest to buffet Bo Xilai, the suave politician angling to join the Communist Party's inner circle, but on Thursday residents of the city he runs fancied his chances of surviving. China's communist leaders like to keep political intrigue out of public sight and the feverish speculation about Bo's longtime ally and chief crime-fighter, Wang Lijun, would be enough to sink less skilled politicians. ...</p><br clear="all"/>
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