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Neil Heywood (1970 – 14 November 2011) was a British businessman who worked in China. He was associated with Bo Xilai, former Chongqing Committee Secretary and member of the Politburo.
Heywood was found dead in his hotel room in Chongqing, and Chongqing's official reports (which have subsequently come into question) attributed his death to alcohol poisoning. Unconfirmed media reports suggest that the former chief of police under Bo, Wang Lijun, may have information about Heywood's death.[1] Wang fled to the US consulate in Chengdu on 6 February and allegedly told US diplomats that Heywood had been poisoned, and that Bo's family was involved in corruption.[2] The Wang Lijun incident precipitated Bo's high-profile sacking two weeks later.[2] According to the reinvestigation by the Communist Party of China, the evidence indicated Heywood died of homicide, of which Gu Kailai, Bo Xilai's wife, and Zhang Xiaojun, an orderly at Bo's home, were "highly suspected,"[3][4] according to Xinhua News.[5]
Personal life
Born in 1970, Heywood studied at the English public school Harrow.[2] He graduated in international relations from Warwick University.[6]
He spent more than a decade in China, and was a Chinese speaker. He was married to a Chinese national from Dalian, and had two children.[7]
He was not a heavy drinker, but was a chain smoker. His father, Peter, died of a heart attack after drinks over dinner at his London home in 2004 at age 63, according to family members.[8]
[edit] Work
Heywood served as a comprador, or intermediary, linking western companies to powerful figures in the Chinese political structure.[9]
He ran a company named Heywood Boddington Associates, registered at his mother’s house in London. It claims to be “a multi-discipline consultancy focusing on serving the interests of UK businesses in the People’s Republic of China".[6]
He developed a business relationship with Gu Kailai, a lawyer, businesswoman, and the wife of Bo Xilai. Both Gu and Bo are children of once-prominent members of the Chinese Communist Party.
Businessmen have complained that any foreign company wishing to work in Chongqing had to appoint Gu Kailai's law firm to act on its behalf, failing which it could not get required permissions and licenses. The law firm, Kailai Law (now Beijing Ang-dao Law), is said to have charged exorbitant fees.[9]
Heywood had clients including Aston Martin dealerships and Rolls-Royce. He was hired occasionally by Hakluyt & Company, a consultancy firm co-founded by a former officer in Britain's MI6 intelligence service.[9]
[edit] Relationship with Bo Xilai
Heywood had business links with Gu Kailai, the wife of Bo Xilai.[10] He was said to have met the Bo family in Dalian, the northeast metropolis where Bo was mayor from 1994 to 2000. Heywood was then working at a Dalian English-language school and helped Bo’s youngest son gain admission to Harrow.
[edit] Death
Heywood died and was cremated in China in November 2011. Officials stated that he was found dead in his hotel room. The cause of death was given as alcohol poisoning. There was no autopsy. Questions were raised later as friends described him as "not a serious drinker".[7]
On 10 April 2012, state-run media, the Xinhua News Agency, said that according to the reinvestigation the evidence indicated Heywood was a victim of homicide, of which Gu Kailai, Bo Xilai's wife, and Zhang Xiaojun (张晓军), a (male) orderly at Bo's home, were strongly suspected. Bo Xilai was suspended from the Politburo and suspected of being involved in "serious disciplinary violations".
转自维基
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Heywood
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发表于 2012-4-11 17:25
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