Distrust in the Family? Bo Guagua's Statements

Follow us on TWITTER:   / cnforbiddennews   Like us on FACEBOOK:   / chinaforbiddennews   Since the former Chongqing party Secretary Bo Xilai and his wife's case have been under investigation, their son Bo Guagua's private life and whereabouts have drawn widespread public attention. On April 25th, Bo Guagua made a statement to deny rumors about his extravagant life while studying abroad. In his statement, Bo claimed that his living expenses and tuition is paid by his mother, who earned the money from her jobs as a lawyer and writer. An analyst remarked that, the statement is a confession rather than a denial, which only makes the public distrust his family even more. As a current graduate in the Harvard Kennedy School, Bo Guagua made a statement in the University's daily newspaper, The Harvard Crimson. He claimed to be deeply concerned with his family's situation in China, but had no comment regarding the ongoing investigation. n his first statement, Bo Guagua wrote that his study expenses at Oxford and Harvard came from two "independently awarded scholarships," as well as his mother's income as a so-called "successful lawyer and writer." (Chinese lawyer Li Tiantian): "He should at least show an official file or proof from the university if he had really won any scholarship. Furthermore, the copyright royalties in China are pretty low. Even a famous writer won't make much from writing a book. So the money must be from corruption, which is a no-brainer for anyone living in China. His father being such a high official, who would believe there's no corruption? In China there's no official who is not corrupt, and political power is something to trade for money." Bo Guagua's mother, Gu Kailai, has been detained since she was found to be a suspect in the murder of British businessman Neil Heywood. In November 2011, Heywood died mysteriously in a Chongqing hotel room. The CCP authority claimed that Heywood was once close with Gu Kailai and Bo Guagua, but their relationship became strained due to a business conflict. However, Bo Guagua didn't mention Heywood in his recent statement. The founder of Human Rights Campaign in China, Hu Jun, said that during the Cultural Revolution, Bo Xilai broke his father Bo Yibo's ribs just to win political merit when Bo Yibo was arrested. This time, Bo Guagua said nothing about his parents. He and his father are no different. (Hu Jun) says: "He (Bo Guagua) avoided talking about his parents at such a moment. This only tells us how he lacks humanity under the effect of the CCP's evilness. Therefore his words carry no credibility because a person without humanity would lie constantly." Other than claiming that his grades are excellent during his study abroad, Bo Guagua also wrote that, "the parties he attended at Oxford were mostly the normal social life type" and "he never drove a Ferrari or visited the official mansion of the U.S. Ambassador to China." He also claimed that he never visited the United States Embassy in Beijing. Last November, the Wall Street Journal reported that Bo Guagua once drove a red Ferrari to pick up a daughter of Jon Huntsman for dinner. During the Two Meetings (high level internal meetings) this year, Bo Xilai once remarked that he felt "very angry" about the allegations from outside and that the reports were "total nonsense" aimed at "defaming his family." He also claimed that his family had no private properties and his son studied abroad with the financial support of scholarships. Hu Jun remarked that, the whole CCP regime is sustained by constant lying so in this sense, Bo Guagua has inherited his father's "talent." Although Bo Guagua claimed that he was never involved with any commercial activity in China or abroad, he owns a non-profit social networking site in China. UK newspaper the Guardian revealed on April 25th that Bo Guagua purchased a website from the U.S. for 700,000 Yuan. The website was purchased under the company name, "Guagua Technology, LLC." Bo Guagua's aunt, Gu Wangning, who invested over 2 million Yuan as capital, initially registered the company. Reuters reported that Bo Guagua had called himself "the founder of Guagua Technology, LLC" when he registered in the Oxford University directory. 《神韵》2011世界巡演新亮点 http://www.ShenYunPerformingArts.org/