China’s ruling Communist party has acknowledged the damage it has suffered from the scandal surrounding Bo Xilai, the flamboyant former party secretary of Chongqing who was purged in April.
The case had “greatly tarnished the image of the party and the nation and has had a grave impact on Chongqing’s reform and development,” said Zhang Dejiang, a vice premier who replaced Mr Bo as Chongqing party secretary in March.
The remarks contrast with earlier attempts to smother debate of the scandal to minimise its impact on the party’s once-in-a-decade leadership succession planned for this autumn.
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