China politician Bo Xilai to 'face justice'

China politician Bo Xilai to 'face justice'

BEIJING - Agence France-Presse

China's former Chongqing Municipality Communist Party Secretary Bo Xilai looks on during a meeting at the annual session of China's parliament, the National People's Congress, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in this March 6, 2010 file photo. REUTERS photo

Disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai has been expelled from the Communist Party and will "face justice", state media said on Friday.

The announcement follows intense speculation on the fate of the former party boss of the southwestern city of Chongqing in the lead-up to a once-in-a-decade leadership transition, now set for November 8.

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