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Kathrin Hille, Communist Party Reminds Bo's Military Allies Who Is in Charge; China politics; The leadersjip has tightened its grip on the armed forces since Chongqing chief was replaced. Financial Times, Apr 13, 2012.

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""one key task [for the party leadership] was to ensure the military would play along.

"Gu Kailai, Mr Bo's wife, is the daughter of Gu Jingsheng, a former general in the Vietnam war and former head of the Xinjiang Production Brigade

"Mr Bo also has personal ties to General Ma Xiaotian, head of the PLA navy, and General Liu Yuan, political commissar of the military's General Logistics Department [(GLD)]

"Last week, the CMC [Central Military commission] set up an audit steering group to examine procurement, construction projects and real estate income in the armed forces

"The new committee [the group in preceding quotation] is also seen as a step by the party leadership to usurp an initiative by a key ally of Mr Bo's in the armed forces. Gen Liu had first spearheaded an unusually high-profile anti-corruption campaign earlier this year [including against Gen Gu Junshan]

"A retired officer who teaches at a military academy says the new audit steering group has the purpose of taking this tool out of Gen Liu's hands. 'It doesn't mean he is in trouble. But it reminds us it is party central who will determine who gets in trouble.'

My comment: There is no need to read the rest.