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  Bo Xilai's fate uncertain after wife's trial

  An extraordinarily lengthy report by state media on the trial of the wife of a disgraced top Chinese politician clarifies that she will be convicted and punished, but leaves questions over the fate of her husband.

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  Police officers on trial in high-profile Chinese murder case

  Four senior Chinese police officers were tried Friday on charges of helping the wife of one of the country's highest-profile politicians cover up the murder of a British businessman in a scandal that has shaken the highest levels of leadership.

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  Janis Mackey Frayer: The trials of China's influential women

  When Gu Kailai was indicted last month for the fatal poisoning of a British businessman, there were swift and almost inevitable comparisons drawn to the country's “other” high-stakes trial that featured a woman at its notorious centre.

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  Murder trial for disgraced Chinese politician's wife wraps up

  The wife of disgraced politician Bo Xilai invited a British businessman to a hotel room, where she got him drunk on wine and fed him poison, according to the evidence presented Thursday in one of China's highest-profile murder trials in years.

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  Bo Xilai's wife charged in murder of British businessman

  The wife of ousted Chinese politician Bo Xilai and a family aide have been charged with the murder of a British businessman, the government said Thursday, pushing ahead a case at the center of a messy political scandal that exposed divisions in China's leadership.