Timeline of the Bo Xilai Scandal
- February 2: Bo's key ally and Chongqing police chief, Wang Lijun, is demoted.
- February 6: Wang visits U.S. consulate in Chengdu, reportedly to seek asylum.
- March 2: Xinhua reports Wang is under investigation.
- March 9: Bo defends himself and his wife, Gu Kailai, at a press conference.
- March 15: Bo dismissed as Chongqing party chief.
- March 26: Britain asks China to investigate November death of Briton Neil Heywood in Chongqing.
- April 10: Bo suspended from Politburo and top Communist Party posts. China announces Gu is being investigated for Heywood's death.
- July 26: Gu charged with Heywood's murder.
- August 10: Four Chinese police go on trial for allegedly helping cover up the Heywood murder.
- August 20: Gu given suspended death sentence after confessing to Heywood's murder.
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September 18: Two day trial of Wang for defection and abuse of power ends without him contesting the charges.