“Bo Xilai replaced as Chongqing chief”

Whoa- Twitter just exploded with the news that Bo has been ousted, in one of the most extreme falls from grace in recent Chinese history. From FT:

Bo Xilai, the maverick Chinese politician, who until recently was a frontrunner for promotion to the highest decision-making body of the ruling Communist party, has been removed from his position as party secretary of Chongqing municipality.

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The decision to remove Mr Bo was announced internally to senior officials on Wednesday night, immediately after the close of the annual 10-day session of China’s rubber stamp parliament, people familiar with the matter said.

There’ll definitely be more on this over the next few days.