Since factional rivalry inside the Party cannot be handled discreetly, some of Bo’s colleagues felt that he had to go. The way that party bosses, in China no less than in Japan, get rid of irksome rivals is to bring them down through public scandals, leaked to an obedient press, which then fans the flames.
由于党内的派系争端无法暗中调和，因此薄熙来的某些同僚觉得是时候让他走人了。无论是中国还是日本，党派大佬消灭恼人对手的方式就是通过公众丑闻让他们倒台，先把消息透露给手下俯首帖耳的媒体，然后再煽风点火。