Former Chongqing Municipal Party Secretary Bo Xilai’s son, Bo Guagua, has been exposed to be set to marry a woman from Yilan, Taiwan. Details about Bo Guagua’s real name and the unspoken rules of naming for the offspring of Communist Party officials have also come to light.
According to reports from Taiwanese media, Bo Guagua met the granddaughter of Xu Wenzheng, founder of the Boai Hospital in Luodong, while studying abroad. On November 15th, Bo Guagua visited Yilan to meet the woman’s parents and underwent a health check at the hospital.
Bo Guagua’s fiancée is the third-generation heiress of the Xu family of the Boai Hospital and the Luoxu Foundation in Yilan County. Bo Guagua arrived in Taiwan on November 13th, and due to his special status, he has attracted the attention of Taiwan’s national security units.
A source who has known Bo Guagua for years revealed to Taiwan’s “The Liberty Times” on the 15th that they were acquainted with Bo Xilai and his wife. During Bo Guagua’s studies in the UK and the US, this source helped take care of his daily life.
The source disclosed that Bo Guagua’s actual name is Bo Kuangyi, given by his grandfather Bo Yibo. Bo Guagua entered Taiwan with a British passport. The source mentioned that Bo Guagua comes from a wealthy background, rumored to possess assets exceeding tens of millions of US dollars, driving luxury cars, residing in mansions, and currently working as a financial analyst at the Powell Group in Canada.
Bo Guagua’s grandfather, Bo Yibo, was a veteran of the Chinese Communist Party. After Bo Guagua was born, Bo Yibo named him Bo Kuangyi, and later gave him the nickname “Guagua.”
Apart from Bo Guagua, the practice of using repetition in names among the offspring of Communist Party officials is quite common.
For example, among the 97 members of the Eighth Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, 93 families with children, based on available data, show that 19 families opt for repeated characters in their offspring’s names, with at least 30 people having names like ABB. Examples include Mao Dongdong (Mao Zedong’s great-grandson), Li Tete (daughter of Li Fuchun), Ke Liuli (daughter of Ke Qingshi), Luo Liao (daughter of Luo Ruiqing), and so on. It is said that this could be interpreted as a protective mechanism amid high-level political struggles within the CCP.
Bo Xilai, Bo Guagua’s father, served as a member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party and the Party Secretary of Chongqing, where he implemented the “Sing Red, Strike Black” campaign. In 2013, he was convicted of bribery, corruption, and abuse of power, receiving a life sentence and currently serving time in Beijing’s Qin Cheng Prison.
Bo Guagua’s mother, Gu Kailai, was sentenced to death for the murder of British national Neil Heywood in 2012, later commuted to life imprisonment in 2014.
Regarding Bo Guagua becoming a son-in-law in Taiwan, the Mainland Affairs Council of Taiwan responded to media inquiries by stating that Bo Guagua, as a mainland Chinese national, applied to reunite in Taiwan according to Taiwanese regulations, and due to his special status, the government has full knowledge of the situation.
The news of Bo Guagua becoming a Taiwanese son-in-law has garnered significant attention in Taiwanese media. However, searching for “Bo Guagua” on Chinese media and social platforms yields no information regarding his upcoming marriage to a Taiwanese woman.
Commentator Tang Hao told Epoch Times that Taiwan has always been known for its mature democratic system and defense of human rights and freedoms. However, it should be carefully considered whether entry should be granted to children and direct relatives of high-ranking CCP officials who have severely violated human rights and engaged in serious corruption, even obtaining long-term residency rights, political asylum, or citizenship, leading to necessary legal amendments.
Tang Hao pointed out that many corrupt CCP officials have long sent their children, direct relatives, or lovers overseas to serve as a “gray conveyor belt” for transferring assets and seeking immigration shelter. Allowing these children of corrupt officials to enter and reside, often loopholes in the law and quietly entering Taiwan, turning free Taiwan into a safe haven for corrupt CCP officials to enjoy illicit gains with impunity.