Charismatic politician Bo Xilai promoted Chinese communist culture . His populist policies were seen to divide a faction of the Party . Timeline : Bo jailed for years for drug - taking , corruption and abuse of power . Bo 's friend and close aide also serving time for murdering Neil Heywood .
Charismatic politician Bo Xilai promoted Chinese communist culture . His populist policies were seen to divide a faction of the Party . Bo jailed for years for drug - taking , corruption and abuse of power . Bo 's friend and close aide also serving time for murdering Neil Heywood .