九十年代，薄熙来任大连市长时，习近平曾专程拜访学习城市经营经验，薄熙来分享了“炒地皮”的诀窍，并预言两人终将成为敌人。
张又侠、刘振立因“严重践踏破坏军委主席负责制”被官宣调查，显示高层权力斗争激烈。
In 2025, the military newspaper continuously published eight commentary articles, involving expressions such as "enfeoffing wives and promoting sons," "loyalty to an individual," and "running a family dynasty."
薄熙来的儿子薄瓜瓜于2024年娶了台湾宜兰的医院家族千金，并公开为父母喊冤。
习近平在秦城监狱与薄熙来最后一次见面，两人就权力斗争和女人问题进行了对话，薄熙来感叹自己输了。
On March 15, 2012, Bo Xilai was dismissed from his post as secretary of the Chongqing Municipal Committee of the CCP, and three days later Ling Gu died in a car accident in Beijing. These two incidents became critical turning points in the restructuring of the top leadership power structure of the Chinese Communist Party on the eve of the 18th National Congress.
王立军化装出逃并闯入成都美国领事馆，标志着薄熙来政治帝国的崩塌。
美国FBI官员莎拉向习近平递交了王立军监听中央领导通话记录的加密邮件，习近平得知此事后决定亲自处理。
在中共十七大上，习近平以微弱优势与李克强一同进入政治局常委，成为胡锦涛的接班人，而薄熙来仅进入政治局委员。
1979年春天，习近平与薄熙来在北京玉渊潭公园偶遇，两人回忆了各自的苦难经历，薄熙来还曾带习近平参加太子党聚会。