Gu Kailai

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Gu Kailai
谷开来
Gu Kailai pic.jpg
Gu Kailai in 2007
Born (1958-11-15) 15 November 1958 (age 66)
Linyi, Shanxi, China
NationalityChinese
Other namesHorus L. Kai
Kai Lai
Bo Gu Kailai
Education Peking University (LLB, MA)
Occupation(s)Attorney
businesswoman
Criminal chargeMurder of Neil Heywood
Criminal penalty Death sentence with reprieve; commuted to life imprisonment
Criminal statusImprisoned
Spouse
(m. 1986)
Children Bo Guagua
Parent Gu Jingsheng
胜诉在美国 (Sheng su zai Meiguo)[Uphold Justice in America] (in Simplified Chinese). 光明日报出版社 (Guangming Daily Publishing House). 1998. ISBN   978-7800918704.

In the Chinese TV series Uphold Justice in America (2002), based on her book of the same name, Gu is played by Jiang Shan.

In the US film The Laundromat (2019), Gu is played by Rosalind Chao.

References

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  2. 1 2 "Chinese politician's wife convicted of murder". Al Jazeera. 20 August 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
  3. 1 2 Ruwitch, John (20 August 2012). "China's Gu Kailai gets suspended death sentence". Reuters. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
  4. Bloomberg News (13 April 2012). "China Murder Suspect’s Sisters Ran $126 Million Empire". Bloomberg BusinessWeek. Retrieved 20 April 2012
  5. "Wife of sacked Chongqing boss a woman of many talents" Archived 23 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine , Want China Times 19 March 2012.
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  7. China's 'Jackie Kennedy' under scrutiny, BBC News, 11 April 2012.
  8. "Bo Xilai jail letter: My name will be cleared one day". South China Morning Post. 19 September 2013.
  9. Wife of sacked Chongqing boss a woman of many talents Archived 23 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine , Want China Times, 19 March 2012.
  10. 1 2 Jeremy Page, U.K. Seeks Probe Into China Death, The Wall Street Journal, 26 March 2012.
  11. "谷开来案凸显中国司法制度缺陷" [Gu Kailai case exposes faults in Chinese judicial system]. The New York Times. 23 August 2012.The dual language copy has the same English text as: Jacobs, Andrew (10 August 2012). "Fast-Paced Trial in China Murder Leaves Shadows". The New York Times . Retrieved 2024-10-13.
  12. John Garnaut, 'Bo intrigue deepens over death of Briton' Archived 29 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine , The Sydney Morning Herald, 26 March 2012.
  13. Jeremy Page, Brian Spegele, and Steve Eder, 'Jackie Kennedy of China' at Center of Political Drama, The Wall Street Journal, 6 April 2012.
  14. Chris Buckley and Benjamin Kang Lim, "China says Bo Xilai's wife suspected of murder China suspends Bo from elite ranks, wife suspected of murder", Reuters, 10 April 2012.
  15. Bristow, Michael (10 April 2012). "Bo Xilai's wife suspected over 'murder' of Briton". BBC News. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
  16. "Gu Kailai charged with murder of British businessman in China". The Guardian. London. 26 July 2012.
  17. "Bo Xilai's wife prosecuted for intentional homicide: Xinhua" . Retrieved 2012-07-26.
  18. Bogu Kailai, Zhang Xiaojun charged with intentional homicide, Xinhua News Agency, 26 July 2012.
  19. "Bo Xilai scandal: Gu Kailai 'admits Neil Heywood murder'". BBC. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
  20. Jeremy Page (20 August 2012). "China's Gu May Spend Only 9 Years in Prison". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
  21. Yuwen Wu (24 August 2012). "Gu Kailai and the body double debate". BBC News. Retrieved 2012-08-26.
  22. Kathrin Hille, Gu Kailai verdict set for Monday, Financial Times, 19 August 2012.
  23. Sant, Geoffrey (24 August 2012). "Double Trouble in China". Slate. Retrieved 2012-08-25.
  24. Sudworth, John (20 August 2012). "Bo Xilai casts long shadow over Gu Kailai case". BBC News. Archived from the original on 2013-01-14. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
  25. Jacobs, Andrew (20 August 2012). "China Defers Death Penalty for Disgraced Official's Wife". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
  26. 1 2 Buckley, Chris (17 April 2012). "Briton killed after threat to expose Chinese leader's wife". Reuters. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
  27. LaFraniere, Sharon (16 April 2012). "Briton in a Chinese Scandal Reportedly Brokered Overseas Money Transfers". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
  28. "Death Sentence Reduced to Life in Prison for Wife of Bo Xilai". China Radio International. 14 December 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22.
Gu Kailai
Simplified Chinese 谷开来
Traditional Chinese 谷開來
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Gǔ Kāilái