[LeoXiao]

Originally Posted by TinyRedLeaf

Xellos-_^ has already pointed out a few objections. I'd add that Bo was already in the Politburo and was suspended from that top body on April 10. What Bo was aiming for, apparently, is a seat in the nine-man Politburo Standing Committee, the highest of the highest echelon in the Chinese Communist Party hierarchy. That said, that's still a great summary of events you posted.

Whoops, I keep forgetting those sort of details. But now you mention it the Standing Committee is indeed more major than the Poltiburo, which has way more members.