This might reflect differences among Chinese leaders over how to assess Mr Bo and his leadership of Chongqing.
He walked out into central government custody a day later, reportedly of his own volition, having told the Americans about the murder of a British businessman allegedly involving the wife of Bo Xilai, the party chief of nearby Chongqing.
One of the disgruntled Chongqing citizens outside the city's police headquarters was not afraid to shout that she would take her grievance to Beijing.Hopes among some Chinese scholars and officials that an infusion of grassroots democracy might ease such tensions have largely been dashed.
But Mr Bo's "Chongqing model" of governance has laid bare deep divisions.Supporters say it represents the best chance to save the party from corruption by capitalism and the country itself from ruin.
It has emerged that Wang Lijun, his police chief, whose alleged attempt to defect at the American consulate in Chengdu sparked events leading to Mr Bo's ousting, had previously sought a meeting with diplomats at the British consulate in Chongqing.
Officials are fearful of any adjustment that might upset stability before this year's leadership changes.Much mess is left to be cleared up in Chongqing.
With the exception of Chongqing, the largest municipality, most Chinese cities are no more polluted than Japan's were in 1960 (see chart 1).
These have cost Chongqing a total of more than $1.5 billion so far.
Chongqing and Shanghai have recently begun very cautious experiments with such a tax, aimed in part at reducing local governments' dependence on money raised by taking land from peasants.
In January, it approved Mr Yin's appointment as deputy chairman of an advisory body to the government of Chongqing municipality, where his company, Chongqing Lifan Industry Group, is based.
Directed by Xiao Feng and set in 1943, the film explores the plight of the people of Chongqing as they are bombed by the Japanese.
