Life sentence upheld for former Bo Xilai aide

A court in northeastern China has upheld a life sentence imposed on a former aide to disgraced Politburo member Bo Xilai, it was announced on Monday.

Wu Wenkang, a key assistant to imprisoned former senior official Bo, had been sentenced to life in prison for taking bribes of 20 million yuan ($3 million).

Wu, 57, a native of Liaoning province, was director-general of the administration office of the Communist Party Committee in Chongqing before he was held on corruption charges in October 2012.