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The Wang Lijun incident is a major Chinese political scandal which began in February 2012 when Wang Lijun, vice-mayor of Chongqing, was abruptly demoted, after revealing to the United States Consulate details of British businessman Neil Heywood's murder and subsequent cover-up. Amidst rumors of political infighting with Chongqing Communist Party secretary Bo Xilai, Wang arranged a meeting on 6 February at the U.S. consulate in Chengdu, where he remained for approximately 24 hours. Observers speculated that Wang may have been attempting to defect or to seek refuge from Bo. He then left the consulate of his own volition, and was taken to Beijing by agents and the vice minister Qiu Jin (邱进) of the Ministry of State Security. The Chongqing municipal government declared that Wang was receiving "vacation-style medical treatment". The scandal led to the abrupt end to the political career of Bo Xilai, who was seen as a top contender for a top leadership position at the 18th Party Congress in 2012. In the scandal's aftermath, Bo was dismissed from his position of Chongqing party chief and also removed from the Politburo in March 2012. The scandal dealt a significant blow to the credibility of the "Chongqing model" and the "red culture movement" promoted by Bo.〔Peter Goodspeed, (Chinese politician Wang Lijun mysteriously disappears amid rumours he tried to defect ), ''National Post'', 10 February 2012.〕 ==Background== Wang Lijun was, until February 2012, vice-mayor and head of the Public Security Bureau in Chongqing, one of the four direct-controlled municipalities. Prior to his arrival there, Wang worked his way up the ranks of the Public Security Bureau in Liaoning province. From 1992 to 1995, he served as the deputy director of the public security department in Tiefa, Liaoning, and from 1995 to 2000 held the same position in Tieling, also in Liaoning. In 2000, Wang was appointed director of the public security department in Tieling,〔 and was noted for his campaigns to crack down on corruption and criminal gangs. During his tenure in Tieling, Wang was allegedly involved in a corruption scandal. Details surrounding the case are unclear, though there is speculation that Wang may have been implicated in corruption. Wang's predecessor as director of the Teiling public security department, Gu Fengjie, has reportedly been detained pending investigation on corruption charges.〔David Bandurski, ("Wang Lijun and the Tieling corruption case" ), The China Media Project, 14 February 2012.〕 From 2003 to 2008, Wang was vice-mayor and Public Security Bureau chief of Jinzhou city. In both Liaoning and Chongqing, Wang's career was tied closely to that of Bo Xilai, a member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party. While Bo served as governor of Liaoning, Wang Lijun worked under him as director of the Public Security Bureau in Jinzhou.〔 〕〔Tania Branigan, ("Chinese police chief suspected of trying to defect visited consulate, US confirms" ), The Guardian, 9 February 2012.〕 Wang followed Bo to Chongqing in 2008, and became his top-enforcer in a massive crackdown on crime that culminated in the Chongqing Gang Trials. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wang Lijun incident」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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