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Bo supporters set up new political party

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EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: THIS EDIT CONTAINS MATERIAL WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY 4:3<br /> <br />Bo Xilai, the former Chinese political leader who's sitting in a jail cell on corruption charges, can add one more title to his resume- new political party leader.<br /> <br />Last week, a group of Bo Xilai supporters announced the formation of the Zhi Xian Party-which translates as 'the constitution is the supreme authority' party. And they named Bo 'chairman for life'.<br /> <br />Now, in the past, activists have been jailed for setting up political parties, although the constitution doesn't explicitly allow or ban their establishment.<br /> <br />One of the party's founders, an associate professor at the Beijing Institute of Economics, explained to Reuters by phone why they chose Bo to lead their party.<br /> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AT BEIJING INSTITUTE OF ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT AND ZHIXIAN PARTY CO-FOUNDER, WANG ZHENG, SAYING: (AUDIO LAID OVER SHOT OF PHONE)<br /> <br />"There are two reasons for Bo Xilai

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