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- Chongqing to drop “red” TV – China Media Project – The China Times (华夏时报) reported today that Chongqing Satellite TV, which suspended commercial advertising one year ago as part of Bo Xilai’s populist campaign of red culture, will re-introduce advertising on April 2. [Read our coverage of this issue last year here and here].
On March 15, the same day Bo Xilai’s removal as Chongqing’s top leader was announced, a brief advertisement for a liquor brand was broadcast following the 30-minute official local newscast, “Chongqing Central News Daily” (重庆新闻联播). This commercial, the first appearing on Chongqing Satellite TV since the station’s “red” makeover a year ago, drove speculation that a change was in the offing. But an official about turn on advertising or “red” programming was never confirmed by the station.
- 记者爆料:薄瓜瓜至今没音信 其英国保姆在重庆死亡 – wenxuecity.com – rumors are flying//
今日财经杂志记者杨海鹏在自己的微博中爆料：薄熙来儿子薄瓜瓜的"英籍保姆"在重庆死亡，当时的处理人是王立军（微博中的“王丽娟”——微博暗语）没有查死因，并将尸体直接火化。稍后，南方周末调查记者褚朝新在微博中透露：2月15日凌晨5点，与王丽娟单线联系的号码上收到一条短信，大意是：英国人尼尔伍德在渝被害，王丽娟（王立军）破案剑指薄夫人，于是被休假、入美领馆。今日@杨海鹏在上海 发类似微博：死者：瓜瓜的保姆。国籍：英国。地点：重庆。处理人：王丽娟。死因：不让王查。 尸体未保留，直接火化。无法证实，求辟谣。
另外，薄熙来落马后，他和现任妻子谷开来的儿子薄瓜瓜已经多日没有音信，杨海鹏在微博中透露“谷的贪腐问题，已经在副省级以上官员中通报”。 网上有消息提供者说，从3月14日晚薄熙来被免去职务，并有传言谷开来已经被中央有关方面隔离调查后，薄瓜瓜就再也没有在哈佛大学肯尼迪政府学院的课堂出现过。
薄瓜瓜为数不多的几个华裔同学用手机跟他联系，也没有获得任何音讯。薄熙来与前妻李丹宇所生的儿子李望据说也下落不明。