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Is China's Communist Party Putting Itself on Trial?

A former candidate to lead China went on trial today on corruption charges. We learn why the trial is a major event for China's new leadership and what consequences are likely.

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By Warren Olney • Aug 22, 2013 • 52m Listen

A former candidate to be leader of China went on trial today on corruption charges minor compared to things he's widely known to have done. But Bo Xilai is staging a spirited defense. We learn why the trial is a major event for China's new leadership and what domestic and foreign consequences are likely. Also, the world reacts to the latest attacks in Syria, and one of Turkey's most influential figures -- in Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains.

Banner image: Disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai stands trial inside the court in Jinan, Shandong province August 22, 2013, in this photo released by Jinan Intermediate People's Court. Photo: Jinan Intermediate People's Court/Handout via Reuters

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Anna Scott

    Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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    Kerry Cavanaugh

    editorial writer at the Los Angeles Times

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    Gideon Brower

    Independent Producer

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