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Bo Xilai, who is in charge of the city of Chongqing, is one of the rising stars of China's Communist Party. His recipe for popular success? A crackdown on corruption, patriotic songs and the sayings of Chairman Mao -- delivered directly to your mobile phone.
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Bo Xilai, who is in charge of the city of Chongqing, is one of the rising stars of China's Communist Party. His recipe for popular success includes patriotic songs and the sayings of Chairman Mao, delivered directly to your mobile phone. This photo shows people singing revolutionary songs during a celebration for the upcoming 90th anniversary of the Communist Party of China in Chongqing (March 28 photo).

Foto: ? Stringer Shanghai / Reuters/ REUTERS
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With his shrill recourse to the party's leftist legacy, Bo Xilai is being astonishingly brazen in portraying himself as a popular alternative to the Beijing leadership.

Foto: ? Jason Lee / Reuters/ REUTERS
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Residents gather to sing red songs at a park in Chongqing (April 20 photo). In Chongqing, the political culture that the Great Leader Mao Zedong once used to provoke China's masses to embark on permanent revolution is blossoming once again.

Foto: AFP
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