By Jason Miks
It just keeps getting worse for fallen Chinese political star Bo Xilai. Already stripped of his place on the Politburo, and tainted by allegations that his wife was involved in the murder of a British businessman, the former Communist Party Chief of Chongqing is now accused of tapping the phone calls of China’s top leaders.
The New York Times reports that Chinese President Hu Jintao was among those who fell victim to a program that spread across Chongqing.
“According to senior party members, including editors, academics and people with ties to the military, Mr. Bo’s eavesdropping operations began several years ago as part of a state-financed surveillance buildup, ostensibly for the purposes of fighting crime and maintaining local political stability,” the paper reported.
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