Interesting looking person. There is some actor or maybe movie character that he reminds me of but I cannot put my finger on it. One of the Star Wars characters, maybe?
Bo Xilai was the CCP chief in Chongqing (one of the search keywords recently was "Chongqing spy") and a rising political star until a couple of days ago when he was summarily dismissed. Given that 2012 is a transition year in CCP politics Bo's removal also removes any chance that he could join the Standing Committee of the Politburo.
Mr. Bo is described as a "leftist" in Chinese politics, one who wanted even tighter control over the populace, and a Maoist ideologue who wanted old Cultural Revolution songs sung again in Chongqing. He made his name as an anti-corruption crime fighter. He was undone when his right-hand man, Wang Lijun, paid an un-announced visit on the U.S. Consulate in Chengdu. Wang was also fired.
