Unfortunately, Bo’s case is not the exception in China, but the rule. Contrary to the prevailing perception in the West (especially among business leaders), the current Chinese government is riddled with clever apparatchiks like Bo who have acquired their positions through cheating, corruption, patronage, and manipulation.
不幸的是，薄熙来事件在中国可不是孤例。与当前流行于西方（尤其是商界领袖之间）的观念恰恰相反，当前的中国政府中充斥着像薄熙来这样机灵的官僚，而他们之所以能占据这些位置，就是通过撒谎，腐败，送礼以及捏造事实。