It's been a stable system since Deng stepped down but the word is that Xi Jinping is trying to mess with that. He's purging the Party of people not personally loyal to him so he might be considering staying on for a third term.
Since the 1980s only 2 Politburo members have been purged. The first was Bo Xilai in 2002, Xi Jinping's main rival for the top job. The second was Sun Zhengcai, in July. He was being groomed as a successor to Xi Jinping. This purge prompted speculation that Xi would prefer no successor at all.
Was there really suspicion that Bo Xilai trial was political? I got the impression that he could be judged despite his political influence. For murdering a British journalist nonetheless, which proved him to be at the head of a crime organization. Are there elements that indicate this is a total set-up?
Sun is Bo's successor in the same province. When you remove the leader of a crime ring, the ring still exists. I think that these accusations are pretty credible. 2 members in 15 years, in a country that's supposed to be struggling with corruption, that's nor something that looks that unusual.
