The Harvard-educated son of disgraced Chinese political leader Bo Xilai defended his father against charges of taking bribes and having improper sexual relationships, saying he believed in his father’s good character.
“Personally, it is hard for me to believe the allegations that were announced against my father, because they contradict everything I have come to know about him throughout my life,” Bo Guagua said in a statement.
“Although the policies my father enacted are open to debate, the father I know is upright in his beliefs and devoted to duty.”
Since graduating from Harvard University in May with a master’s degree in public policy, Mr Guagua (24) has kept a low profile, in contrast to reports earlier this year of a playboy lifestyle in the US that created a firestorm on the internet in China. – (Reuters)