CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA – China’s “princelings” – the offspring of senior Chinese officials who benefit from lavish privileges in education, employment, and business – are coming under scrutiny as never before. Bo Xilai, the son of one of Mao’s comrades and a supposed “immortal” of the revolution, was recently sentenced to life in prison after his conviction on charges of corruption and abuse of power.
加州克莱尔蒙特——中国的“太子党”，那些在教育、就业和商务方面享尽特权的人，正前所未有地经受着外界审视的目光。毛的同志及所谓“不朽”革命者的儿子薄熙来，因为腐败及滥用权力的罪名在不久前被判处无期徒刑。