As the case of Bo Xilai goes to court, China's new leaders have once again shown their determination to combat corruption.

On Thursday, procurators charged Bo, a former member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and former Party chief of the Chongqing municipality, with bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power.

According to the indictment, Bo took advantage of his position as a civil servant to seek profits for others, accepted an "extremely large amount" of money and properties, embezzled a "large amount" of public money and abused his power, causing "heavy losses" to the interests of the nation and the people.