The UK has requested that China reopen an investigation into the death of a British businessman with close ties to purged Chinese leader Bo Xilai, following requests from British citizens who believe the death was suspicious.
Neil Heywood, a British businessman who had been in China for many years, was found dead in a hotel room last November in the western city of Chongqing, where Mr Bo was Communist party chief until he was fired in mid-March.
Chongqing police quickly ruled that Mr Heywood’s death was caused by “excessive alcohol consumption” and had the body cremated but people who knew Mr Heywood say he was not a heavy drinker.
您已閱讀17%（637字），剩余83%（3101字）包含更多重要信息，訂閱以繼續探索完整內容，并享受更多專屬服務。