Former China's Chongqing Municipality Communist Party Secretary Bo Xilai reacts as he attends the opening ceremony of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing March 3, 2012. A court in eastern China on October 9, 2013, allowed ousted former senior politician Bo to appeal against a life sentence handed out last month on crimes of corruption and abuse of power. Picture taken March 3, 2012. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS CRIME LAW)