show trial
- n a trial held for show; the guilt of the accused person has been decided in advance
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- Inside China: Beijing's hot Bo-tato
ANALYSIS/OPINION: The show trial in China of recently purged communist leader Bo Xilai has become an unexpected national sensation. Mr. Bo has cleverly — and some say with carefully delivered court eloquence — turned the tables on his accusers and indirectly on the Communist Party judicial system. And the incumbent ...
Aug. 30, 2013 - The Washington Times - Trial of Bo Xilai Was Depoliticized to Maintain Balance of Power in Regime
NEWS ANALYSIS Although Chinese state media claimed that the trial of Bo Xilai showed unprecedented openness and transparency, experts on the Chinese Communist Party said it was more of a show trial: the key concerns of the Party have been … The post Trial of Bo Xilai Was Depoliticized to Maintain Balance of Power in Regime appeared first on The Epoch Times .
Aug. 29, 2013 - The Epoch Times - The Chinese Can't Stage a Decent Show Trial
The trial of the decade -- against former party heavyweight, Bo Xilai – has become a disaster for the new Chinese leadership. The charismatic Bo’s forceful assertions of innocence against charges of petty corruption and misuse of office have enlivened his supporters and made his accusers look weak and petty. Joseph Stalin mastered the political show trial. His first, against sixteen of Lenin’s ...
Aug. 25, 2013 - Forbes