Wang may have cut a deal with the CCDI to provide information on Bo that can be used to bring him down, in exchange for more lenient treatment, these rumors say.

, will launch a massive "rectification" campaign in spring to root out corruption, according to reports circulated after the Chinese Communist Party's 18th Congress, with vice premier and new head of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI

He recently published an open letter on the blog of the business magazine Caijing that was addressed to Wang Qishan, who heads up the Party organ charged with disciplining and punishing Party members, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI

the "paralysis theory" of the Disciplinary Committee during conferences by the CCDI and by the directors of National Provincial Supervision departments.

The next day after Xi Jinping gave his speech, Wang Qishan, the new head of the CCDI, also talked about the anti-corruption campaign. Wang took a more practical line.

On Jan 13, at the fifth plenary session of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), Xi Jinping said that Zhou Yongkang, Xu Caihou, Ling Jihua and Su Rong had "violated discipline and law."

Bo recognized that the CCDI sought to bring him down by investigating Wang, and so Bo threw his longtime ally overboard. Bo arrested 19 of Wang's close associates.

Chinese leader Hu Jintao backed Wen's request to have He Guoqiang, the chief of the powerful Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) investigate Zhou.

Their letter suggested that leadership hopefuls should disclose their personal and family assets to various Party entities including the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI).

It is the CCDI that is now investigating Wang Lijun. But corruption is simply the guise used to go after political rivals, notes another U.S. diplomatic cable published by WikiLeaks.

former right hand man Wang Lijun, who headed the Chongqing Public Security Bureau, used their provincial powers to target one faction within the party, a higher ranked official, He Guoqiang, is now using the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI

He made himself unavailable when required by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI).

More than 700 CCDI committee members, officials, and experts were involved in the investigation and reexamination.

The CCDI indicated the motion would be submitted to the 17th National Congress.