Bo Guagua The Princeling at Harvard

I am very interested in Bo, as he is roughly the same age as my son, but unlike my son who only attended local colleges and  university, funded by his father and mother (me)'s generosity and hard earned money,

 Bo went to Harvard, and Oxford, no less!

(Please click on the Bo Xilai link to read what Guagua's

parents are up to and why they are sought for the homicide of Neil Heywood.)

Gua in Mandarin means "gourd" or "pumpkin"

Mr. Bo said that his education—which besides Harvard has included Oxford University and the British private school Harrow—had been 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 didn't say who provided the scholarships or who paid the fees for Papplewick, another British private school he attended before Harrow.

Mr. Bo's whereabouts is unknown, but he has lived until recently at an upscale apartment building in Cambridge, Mass., with a full-time concierge and sun deck. Apartments like his typically rent for about $2,950 a month, according to rental websites. Mr. Bo appeared to have left his apartment nearly two weeks ago escorted by private security personnel, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Disputing a notion common in China that he lives a lavish lifestyle, Mr. Bo wrote to the Harvard Crimson on Tuesday saying he wished to address "rumors and allegations about myself." Among other things, "I have never driven a Ferrari," he wrote. The Wall Street Journal reported in November, based on people familiar with the episode, that Mr. Bo, the grandson of an illustrious Communist leader of the Mao era, arrived at the U.S. ambassador's residence in Beijing in a red Ferrari last year to pick up the daughter of the then-ambassador.


In an effort to dispel reports that he led a luxurious lifestyle, Bo Guagua, the Chinese "princeling" at Harvard and son of a deposed Communist leader, this week denied he ever drove a Ferrari. But Mr. Bo has racked up three traffic citations in Massachusetts—and according to a person familiar with the matter, he was driving a black Porsche.

(sourced from the Internet and newspaper)

Bo Guagua, son of deposed Chinese Communist leader Bo Xilai, this week denied he ever drove a Ferrari, but has racked up three traffic citations in Massachusetts while driving a Porsche. Steve Eder has details on The News Hub. Photo: Reuters.

Mr. Bo is the son of Bo Xilai, the ousted party chief of Chongqing, China, and his wife Gu Kailai, who is under suspicion in China for the murder of a British businessman.


From Wikipedia:
 Bo Guagua (Chinese: 薄瓜瓜; pinyin: Bó Guāguā, born 17 December 1987) is the second son of Chinese politician Bo Xilai, and the only child of lawyer and businesswoman Gu Kailai. Bo was the first Chinese citizen to attend the Harrow School in England, and he later attended the University of Oxford and Harvard University. During his time at Oxford, he was profiled Chinese edition of Esquire, and was named one of the top 10 young Chinese in Britain. Bo is also listed as a manager of the Guagua Internet Company.
Bo's lifestyle has been a regular topic of gossip and public fascination in the media, which intensified and gained considerable international attention when his father fell from power in March 2012. Both his parents came under investigation in the alleged homicide of family friend Neil Heywood, who also reportedly mentored adolescent Bo.
Bo is often described as a "princeling," the offspring of Communist Party elite, and his lifestyle and privilege far exceed what is afforded to most Chinese citizens.

Bo's mother, Gu Kailai, is a lawyer who also hailed from a prominent family. Gu’s father, Gu Jingsheng, was a Communist revolutionary. Her mother Fan Chengxiu is a descendant of the renowned Song Dynasty prime minister and poet Fan Zhongyan.In the course of her career, she was involved in several notable cases. Gu is reportedly the first Chinese lawyer to win a civil suit in the United States, and she is also the author of several books. Gu is the second wife of Bo Xilai. The two met in 1984 in Liaoning Province, where Bo was serving as Communist Party secretary for Jin county.Bo's father, Bo Xilai, was a high-profile Party official until his removal from office in 2012. The elder Bo had been part of the 25-member Politburo, and was widely seen as a contender to join the nine-member Politburo Standing Committee. His paternal grandfather, Bo Yibo, was a prominent revolutionary leader and one of the Eight Elders of the Communist Party of China.

 Biography

At the age of 12, Bo began studying in England at Papplewick School. With the help of Neil Heywood, he was then admitted to the Harrow School.Bo was the first Chinese citizen to attend the school, where he took up fencing and equestrian.
Bo attended Balliol College, Oxford, where he majored in politics, philosophy and economics. Bo had an active social life and in his second year he ran for a prominent position in the student union (the campaign was ultimately unsuccessful). During his time at Oxford, Bo was featured in the Chinese edition of Esquire, and was named one of the top 10 young Chinese in Britain.
However, Bo struggled in his academic work, and was made to sit penal exams for failing to maintain his grades. According to classmates, Bo failed the exams, and was "rusticated" (suspended) for one year.Chinese diplomats sought to intervene with the school, explaining that Bo's academic probation was a source of embarrassment to his family in China, but the request to reinstate Bo was denied. The following year, Bo achieved respectable scores during his final exams, though his tutors reportedly declined to provide him with recommendations for his application to Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. Nonetheless, Bo was ultimately admitted to the Masters program in public policy at the Kennedy School.
Bo was described as living a lavish lifestyle throughout his schooling: after being expelled from his Oxford dorm, Bo lived in a luxury flat at the Randolph Hotel. Bo caused a stir when he was reportedly seen driving a red Ferrari in early 2011 at the residence of U.S. ambassador Jon Huntsman, Jr.,and classmates at Harvard say they have seen him driving a Porsche. Bo's classmates at Oxford have also described him as "exceedingly generous," picking up bar tabs, organizing trips to China, and hosting parties; he organised a ball and invited Jackie Chan to appear. In a letter published in the Harvard Crimson in April 2012, Bo sought to refute rumors and speculation over his lifestyle, including saying that he had never driven a Ferrari. The letter also asserted "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."
Bo's university directory page with Oxford describes him as the founder of the Guagua Internet Company (other sources, such as the New York Times, describe him as the company's manager). In his letter published in the Harvard University student paper, Bo states that he had been involved "in developing a not-for-profit social networking website in China … to assist NGOs in raising awareness of their social missions and connecting with volunteers... The project remains in the development stage and is not live."