China’s gang-busting police chief may be set for political office

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China’s gang-busting police chief may be set for political office

Wang Lijun is revered in his native Chongqing after declaring war on triads and organised crimeThe abrupt transferral of a gang-busting police chief – due to be immortalised in film – has sent China’s internet rumour mill into overdrive. Wang Lijun became famous nationwide after leading a crackdown against organised crime in Chongqing launched by the region’s high-profile party secretary, Bo Xilai.