Bo Xilai's son denies playboy lifestyle
26 April 2012 12:29 AM IST
Bo Guagua, the son of disgraced Chinese Communist Party leader Bo Xilai, refuted allegations of being a playboy saying that he was a top student all along and studied abroad with scholarships and funds provided by his mother, now being probed for murder of a British businessman.
Guagua, 24, who has been in media limelight ever since his high profile parents got embroiled in a major scandal recently, chose to deny the allegations not through regular media but through a statement published in Harvard Crimson, a daily publication of the Harvard university where he is studying.
Conspicuously skipping the political scandal implicating his parents, Bo Guagua said that "recently, there has been increasing attention from the press on my private life".
As a result of these speculations, "I feel responsible to the public to provide an account of the facts...I am deeply concerned about the events surrounding my family, but I have no comments to make regarding the ongoing investigation," he said in the statement posted on Harvard Crimson website.
The whereabouts of his father Bo Xilai, who till recently headed the Communist Party unit of Chongqing, a flourishing municipality in China, is unknown after he was sacked from all posts.
He is being investigated by the party for interfering in investigations relating to his wife Gu Kailai's alleged involvement in the murder of Neil Heywood, a UK businessman.
"It is impossible to address all of the rumours and allegations about myself, but I will state the facts regarding some of the most pertinent claims", Guagua said.
He said all along he was an A and A plus grade student of the British primary and higher education.
"My tuition and living expenses at Harrow School, University of Oxford and Harvard University were funded exclusively by two sources, scholarships earned independently, and my mother's generosity from the savings she earned from her years as a successful lawyer and writer", he said.
Refuting allegations that he hosted expensive parties, he said "during my time at Oxford, it is true that I participated in 'Bops', a type of common Oxford social event, many of which are themed.
"These events are a regular feature of social life at Oxford and most students take part in these college-wide activities", he said. He said besides taking part in debates at the Oxford Union and he served as president of the Politics, Philosophy and Economics Society.
"I am proud to have been the first mainland Chinese student to be elected to the Standing Committee of the Oxford Union, and I truly value the close friendships I formed with my fellow students", he said.
He denied the commonly held allegation that he used to drive expensive cars including a Ferrari.
Guagua, 24, who has been in media limelight ever since his high profile parents got embroiled in a major scandal recently, chose to deny the allegations not through regular media but through a statement published in Harvard Crimson, a daily publication of the Harvard university where he is studying.
Conspicuously skipping the political scandal implicating his parents, Bo Guagua said that "recently, there has been increasing attention from the press on my private life".
As a result of these speculations, "I feel responsible to the public to provide an account of the facts...I am deeply concerned about the events surrounding my family, but I have no comments to make regarding the ongoing investigation," he said in the statement posted on Harvard Crimson website.
The whereabouts of his father Bo Xilai, who till recently headed the Communist Party unit of Chongqing, a flourishing municipality in China, is unknown after he was sacked from all posts.
He is being investigated by the party for interfering in investigations relating to his wife Gu Kailai's alleged involvement in the murder of Neil Heywood, a UK businessman.
"It is impossible to address all of the rumours and allegations about myself, but I will state the facts regarding some of the most pertinent claims", Guagua said.
He said all along he was an A and A plus grade student of the British primary and higher education.
"My tuition and living expenses at Harrow School, University of Oxford and Harvard University were funded exclusively by two sources, scholarships earned independently, and my mother's generosity from the savings she earned from her years as a successful lawyer and writer", he said.
Refuting allegations that he hosted expensive parties, he said "during my time at Oxford, it is true that I participated in 'Bops', a type of common Oxford social event, many of which are themed.
"These events are a regular feature of social life at Oxford and most students take part in these college-wide activities", he said. He said besides taking part in debates at the Oxford Union and he served as president of the Politics, Philosophy and Economics Society.
"I am proud to have been the first mainland Chinese student to be elected to the Standing Committee of the Oxford Union, and I truly value the close friendships I formed with my fellow students", he said.
He denied the commonly held allegation that he used to drive expensive cars including a Ferrari.
Next Story
