tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9138994904411225576.post2233668407711244207..comments2023-12-29T00:08:21.051-08:00Comments on fear of a red planet: Why was Bo Xilai's wife given a Bogu(s) name?Gilman Grundyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06607416440240634159noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9138994904411225576.post-25569051735596470492017-10-22T01:54:08.875-07:002017-10-22T01:54:08.875-07:00"Yes, but this explanation, too, is guesswork...<b>"Yes, but this explanation, too, is guesswork, isn't it?"</b><br /><br />Not if, as appears likely, the person quoted was in a position to know exactly what happened (Xinhua isn't so big that its reporters wouldn't know each other). Of course this is not as solid proof as an actual on-the-record non-anonymous quote, but that's never going to happen.<br /><br />And the idea of trying to connect the two certainly makes less sense than a typo, since it has never been done before or since and makes no sense in a Chinese cultural context.Gilman Grundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06607416440240634159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9138994904411225576.post-53157402764778606352017-10-22T00:06:32.561-07:002017-10-22T00:06:32.561-07:00This kind of incident is yet another reminder just...<i>This kind of incident is yet another reminder just how little we know of the inner workings of the CCP, and how much is pure guess-work.</i><br /><br />Yes, but this explanation, too, is guesswork, isn't it? I think the desire to link Gu closer to Bo, in public perception, would make just as much sense.<br /><br />The rule that you mustn't ask questions would apply in both cases, of course.justrecentlyhttps://justrecently.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com