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[h=2]Deadly Ferrari Crash in Beijing Puts New Focus on China Leaders[/h]
October 28th, 2012 |
Author: Online Press
(PHOTO-WSJ)
Wall Street Journal- October 22, 2012
BEIJING— As a Chinese court prepares to expose the alleged crimes of former Communist Party highflier Bo Xilai, censors and security officials have been trying to bury a separate scandal that has emboldened critics of President Hu Jintao and could complicate efforts to restore the party’s tarnished image.
Just three days after Mr. Bo was fired as party chief of Chongqing in March, the 23-year-old son of President Hu’s closest confidant crashed a black Ferrari at 4 a.m. on a snow-slickened Beijing ring road.
Ling Gu died on the spot, according to party insiders, Chinese reporters and others whose accounts offer new insights into the hushed-up incident. Two ethnic Tibetan women squeezed into the vehicle were badly hurt, and one later died.
All details of the crash, including the name of the driver, were quickly suppressed. Ling Jihua, the father and Chinese official who is close to President Hu, was spared public censure over the lifestyle of his son. Instead, he was quietly transferred months later to a less powerful, but still important, party post.
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Read more here: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443768804578034290553181894.html
Wall Street Journal- October 22, 2012
BEIJING— As a Chinese court prepares to expose the alleged crimes of former Communist Party highflier Bo Xilai, censors and security officials have been trying to bury a separate scandal that has emboldened critics of President Hu Jintao and could complicate efforts to restore the party’s tarnished image.
Just three days after Mr. Bo was fired as party chief of Chongqing in March, the 23-year-old son of President Hu’s closest confidant crashed a black Ferrari at 4 a.m. on a snow-slickened Beijing ring road.
Ling Gu died on the spot, according to party insiders, Chinese reporters and others whose accounts offer new insights into the hushed-up incident. Two ethnic Tibetan women squeezed into the vehicle were badly hurt, and one later died.
All details of the crash, including the name of the driver, were quickly suppressed. Ling Jihua, the father and Chinese official who is close to President Hu, was spared public censure over the lifestyle of his son. Instead, he was quietly transferred months later to a less powerful, but still important, party post.
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Read more here: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443768804578034290553181894.html
