Party Ousts Chinese Regional Chief, Halting His Rise

The removal of Bo Xilai, a Communist Party chief, effectively ends his political ambitions and complicates the national leadership transition later this year. 
The dramatic ousting of Bo Xilai as Chongqing party chief has sparked a huge debate not only on Bo's own fate but also the future of the Chinese Communist Party. 
The sequence of political events in the past month makes people wonder whether Chongqing Model, which Bo has made a career of advocating, has now ended in failure. 
The Chongqing Model stood for a more leftist approach to tackle China's sprawling social problems and is symbolized by more equality, better public services, a more state-guided economy, and notably, a high-profile crackdown on mafia and a strong resurrection of Maoist ideologies. However, critics also point out the Chongqing Model is virtually a purge of opponents and a plunder against private enterprises.

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