First State Asia Pacific Leaders manager Angus Tulloch has warned investors political stability in China is "increasingly fragile" in the aftermath of the Bo Xilai scandal.
Tulloch, (pictured), whose cautious views on China have already led him to question the government's ability to meet its newly-adjusted GDP target of 7.5% this year, said the case raises questions over China's political future. Bo Xilai, Chinese communist party chief in the Chongqing municipality, was suspended by party leaders in March amid allegations of corruption. His wife was subsequently arrested in connection with the suspected murder of British businessman Neil Heywood. "Politics in China appear increasingly fragile. Bo Xilai's dismissal as Chongqing Communist Party Secretary ...
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