police are investigating former vice mayor wang lijun. wang flew to an american consulate last month. an expert based in hong kong is said wang is said to have corruption which implicates bo and authorities may investigate him too. political maneuvering is expected to intensify in the run up to the party convention. >>> japan's crown prince says he hopes people who experience disasters will share their stories so others can learn from them. he made the appeal to an international forum on water. delegates are attending the sixth world water forum in france. japan's crown prince serves as the president of the secretary-general's advisory board on water and sanitation. he canceled plans to deliver a keynote speech. he stayed in japan to perform the duties of his father. the emperor is recovering from heart bypass surgery. the crown prince delivered a video message instead. >> i will do my best together with you to share and make use of the experience and lessons in japan and elsewhere in order to help build a safer and better future for all.

of a close aide of bo's wang lijun fled to the u.s. consulate general in chengdu last month after being fired as head of the city's public security bureau. wang has been under investigation since he left the u.s. mission on suspicion of involvement in corruption. wen jiabao spoke about the incident after the closing of the national people's congress. he said the party's central committee is taking the issue seriously and an investigation has started into the allegations. he said the investigation has made progress, adding that wang would be punished severely. the premier suggested the government won't make the findings of the investigation public. >>> japan says it expects to see improvement in china's restrictions on exports of rare earth minerals. in line with world trade organization rules. chief cabinet secretary says he expected the matter to be settled through the dispute settlement procedures. he said japan takes more shares of imports and has repeatedly asked for export restrictions to be eased. japan is filing a trade case agai

the claim the policemen, wang lijun , had concerns of the death of a british businessman, neil heywood, was not accidental. >> tonight and chongqing, the scandal that is gripping china's communist party has a new twist. at the heart of the affair are three men. bo xilai, a rising star sacked this month. neil heywood, a british business when, at now dead. -- a british businessman, now dead. tonight, u.k. government officials have confirmed that the police chief are arranged a meeting here with british diplomats at the consulate in chongqing the next day, he fled to the american mission instead. he tried to seek asylum there. he was taken away by chinese security. he has not been seen since. bo xilai, one of china's most popular politicians, it was a huge embarrassment. over same chongqing, he encouraged the stock shot and high-profile, but heavy-handed crackdown on corruption. his policies are intended enemies. at the annual congress, he looked tired, under pressure. days later, he was sacked. it exposed the parties deep division. why did the police chief are arranged to meet british di