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She visits at least twice a year with Li and is involved in recruiting top administrators such as Peihua Gu, a 16-year University of Calgary engineering scholar who is academic vice president.
FORBES: Magazine Article
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Gu is encouraging Western-style inquiry and choice.
FORBES: Magazine Article
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Hong Kong's Ming Pao Daily News said analysts believe the court statement issued after the trial listed many details that were favourable to Mr Wang - such as his contribution to the investigation of Gu Kailai's murder of British businessman Neil Heywood - which implied he might receive a lenient sentence.
BBC: China morning round-up: Wang Lijun in court
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"Chinese Strategic, Economic and Social View of Vietnam", edited by Gu Xiaosong and Sheng Lijun, Institute for South-East Asian Studies, Singapore, 2005.
ECONOMIST: Sources and acknowledgments
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Gu seems to have tried to hire a lawyer experienced in defending anti-corruption cases, as is her right under Chinese law.
CNN: China murder trial a rigged spectacle
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Editor's Note: This op-ed has been updated to reflect news of the verdict of Gu Kailai.
CNN: China murder trial a rigged spectacle
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The Chinese government has said Ms. Gu had been close to Mr. Heywood, but that there had been a falling-out over a financial dispute.
WSJ: U.K. Raises Brit's Death in China Talks
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The group advocating for ending the one-child policy thought the change "would be a simple matter, " said Gu Baochang, a professor of demography at Renmin University in Beijing, former adviser to the Family Planning Commission and informal leader of the advocacy group.
WSJ: China's One-Child Plan Faces New Fire
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Other legal experts pointed out that any time Ms. Gu spends in custody is likely to be in a special facility such as Qincheng prison, where many other high-profile political figures have been jailed.
WSJ: Sentence of China's Gu Expected to Be Reduced