GU Kalai's Belief That She Was Poisoned

choi

Edward Wong, New Details of How Wife of Chinese Politician Thought She Was Poisoned. New York Times, Oct 13, 2012.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/1 ... e-was-poisoned.html
(Ms Gu [Kailai] fainted in January 2007 at the funeral of Mr Bo[ Xilai]’s father, Bo Yibo * * * After the fainting incident, a doctor looked into all possible causes [and] discovered that the red powder in Ms Gu’s [herbal] capsules had a mix of lead and mercury * * * Li Danyu, Mr Bo’s first wife, said in an earlier interview that Mr Bo and his family suspected Li Wangzhi, her son from her marriage with Mr Bo, of masterminding the poisoning. * * * [Ms Li] said he [son of her and Bo Xilai] last saw his father in 2007, at the funeral of the grandfather, where Ms Gu was said to have fainted. Mr. Bo’s family told the first son to stand at the rear of the large procession")

My comment:
(a) This report at least explains why Mr Li Wangzhi has not seen his father since 2007, a fact that Mr Li had stated several months ago when he rebutted the smear that he had used Bo Xilai's position to advance.
(b) It is hard to tell if Ms Gu was really poisoned--but she looked well and plump in her trial. However, it is a fcat of life that many Chinese herbal elixirs contain heavy metals.