Chinese leader Bo had 100 mistresses: report - NYPOST.com
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Remember, Bo is just a typical Chinese government official and they are all like him.
‘Toxic’ temptress’ hubby has 100 lovers
By ANDY SOLTIS
Last Updated: 7:06 AM, April 19, 2012
Posted: 1:31 AM, April 19, 2012
No wonder she cheated on him.
Bo Xilai, the Chinese power baron whose wife is accused of fatally poisoning her British lover, had at least 100 mistresses of his own, it was revealed yesterday.
Bo was a playboy who wielded huge power for five years as ruler of Chongqing, the world’s largest city, according to Chinese journalist Jiang Weiping, who has reported on the Bo family’s corruption.
“I think it’s an extremely conservative guess to say he had 100 mistresses,” he told National Public Radio.
Jiang added, “He also used women as a commodity to give to other officials.”
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China’s Crisis - As the Bo Xilai saga continues, the New York Times reveals that for much of the last decade, while the now-disgraced official was moving up the ranks of the Communist Party, his relatives were using his influence to quietly amass wealth estimated at more than $160 million. Bo’s downfall has surely changed the fortunes of his family, but The New Yorker wonders about the long-term impact on the Communist Party and on the future of China’s political landscape itself.
Remember, Bo is just a typical Chinese government official and they are all like him.