Bo Xilai's son Bo Guagua 'enrolls at Columbia Law School China experts believe Bo Guagua, who was an undergraduate at Balliol College, Oxford, is unlikely to ever return to China, where his father is expected to stand trial for corruption in the coming weeks. Mr Heywood's murder set in motion one of the most severe political scandals in recent Chinese history, toppling Bo Xilai from his position as Chongqing party chief and exposing how rampant corruption had infected the highest echelons of the Communist Party. The news that Bo Guagua had enrolled at one of the United States' most competitive and expensive universities emerged on Monday after a foreign correspondent for the Chinese magazine, Caixin tweeted a screen-shot of the Columbia University student directory. The web page lists Bo Guagua's name, student number and university email address. Mr Bo did not immediately reply to an email seeking comment on his plans for the future or his father's trial. Lessons at Columbia Law School begin in early September, by which point Bo Xilai is likely to have stood trial in the eastern Chinese city of Jinan. Political analysts say a guilty verdict and a lengthy jail term are forgone conclusions. Last week the LA Times reported claims that Mr Bo may have struck a deal with prosecutors in order to protect Bo Guagua. "If the old man doesn't accept his crimes, they'll go after his son," Hu Ping, a New York-based exile and political commentator wrote, according to the newspaper. Bo Xilai has to cooperate with the authorities to make sure his son can avoid trouble.