Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Briton Killed in China Had Spy Links


A new twist on this story.

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CHINA NEWS
·       Updated November 6, 2012, 4:47 a.m. ET
Briton Killed in China Had Spy Links


A Wall Street Journal investigation has found that murdered Briton Neil Heywood provided information about the family of ousted Communist Party leader Bo Xilai. The WSJ's Jeremy Page reveals what Heywood may have been up to in China.

BEIJING—Cruising around Beijing in a silver Jaguar with "007" in the license plate, Neil Heywood seemed to relish the air of intrigue that surrounded him.

In meetings, the British consultant hinted about his connections to Bo Xilai—the onetime Communist Party highflier—but often he would refuse to hand over a business card. He spoke Mandarin, smoked heavily and worked part time for a dealer of Aston Martin cars, the British brand driven by James Bond. Some thought him a fantasist, others a fraud.

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