The Ming descendant of Pandora's box in Chinese sauce goes by the name of Bo Xilai. The former member of the Politburo today on trial accused of corruption risks blowing up an entire system, becoming the symbol of the failure of the model of the People's Republic.
Xilai has opened a window on the way of life of the Chinese elite. The politician is under attack for the pomp and privileges he has enjoyed. But the Chinese people immediately sensed that Xilai's vices are not that far from the 1 percent that dominate the country.
Someone finds more than one analogy between Xilai and Michail Khodorkovsky, the Russian oil oligarch who ended up behind bars. With the significant difference that if foreign investors began to sweat when his company - Yukos - was expropriated, in the case of the Chinese politician it is difficult to expect similar reactions.
