【新唐人2013年09月26日讯】前重庆市委书记薄熙来被判无期，虽然提出上诉，但是，外界普遍认为二审将不会有太大的变数。目前种种迹象让外界都注意到，前中央政法委书记周永康被习近平政权树立为下一只要打的“大老虎”。分析认为，在中共下一阶段的政治时间表里，内斗更加激烈，随着周永康陷入危机的信号被频频发出，一手炮制迫害法轮功的前党魁江泽民也将被卷入这场政治风暴中。
中央政治局委员级别的薄熙来被处理后，中共当局是否敢动常委级别的“大老虎”，成为人们关注的焦点。
在薄熙来庭审前后，有关前政治局常委周永康被调查的传闻就一直不断。不但传出他的胞妹周玲英被调查的消息，他的儿子周斌的各种不利传闻也不断出现在网路上。
同时，大陆媒体还接连报导周永康的亲信以及他在政商界的死党被调查的消息，曝光了重庆、成都各地方之间，以及中石油系统内部错综复杂的关系网。而这个巨大关系网的关键点，都被认为是周永康。
中共喉舌《光明日报》将中石油腐败案上升为“史无前例的‘老虎’窝案”，报导隐晦指称“涉事官员位高权重，当事人权倾一时”。甚至还说，要不断揪出潜伏的“大老虎”，被外界认为是直指周永康。
薄熙来案庭审最后一天，济南中院官方微博对第一份庭审现场实录两次进行修正，删除了有关“薄熙来处置王立军是得到‘上级六条指示’”的敏感内容。外媒曝光这个“上级”就是周永康。
8月30号，港媒《南华早报》英文版报导，中共党魁习近平亲自下令将对周永康“彻查到底”。9月初，海外中文媒体纷纷报导，周永康已经被软禁。
从去年11月份中共高层权力交接开始，时至今日越来越多的周永康同盟和前马仔被拘捕，分析认为，这通常是中共官员将要下台的前奏。
那么，继薄熙来之后，中共新领导层为什么要严厉打击周永康呢？
时事评论员夏小强：“在审薄前，中共的党媒《求是》杂志把薄比喻为民族英雄，薄家向外界释放出他的家书和习近平会倒台的消息，薄党文人孔庆东、司马南等人公开挺薄，这些都使习近平最后决定，展示强硬态度，判处薄熙来无期徒刑，这个也是在薄熙来被宣判之后，中共高层接连释放出逼近周永康的信号的原因。”
旅居欧洲的时事评论员夏小强指出，中共高层围绕薄熙来案件激斗的根本原因，是力主迫害法轮功的江系，失去了继续维持迫害的中共最高权力代理人，担心遭到清算，因此拚命反扑。
夏小强：“薄熙来、周永康、江泽民的政变谋反计划，也是为了维持迫害法轮功，而夺取中共最高权力而制定的。中共现今最高层在审薄中掩盖了这些内幕，他们希望用权斗的方式解决权力之争和社会矛盾。现在看起来效果是适得其反。 ”
夏小强表示，中共当今最高层希望在法轮功的问题上蒙混过关，希望绕过这个问题来解决中国的政治和社会危机，都是不可能的。他强调，只要中国政局的核心——法轮功问题得不到解决，中共高层的恶斗和分裂将持续下去
薄熙来案宣判后，外界观察，在中共政治的时间表里，面临的第一件大事就是11月份召开十八届三中全会，这个会议被认为是习李上台后最重要的会议。
《大纪元时报》报导分析，薄熙来上诉，就此拉开了薄案第二季序幕。上诉过程可能要长达两个月，到时将无可避免的影响三中全会。中共高层各派势必在会议中激战，内斗大戏将接连上演。
夏小强认为，中南海希望把薄案切割的意图会落空，周永康将接棒薄熙来登场，掀起更大的政治风暴，而这场风暴最后将延烧到江泽民。
采访编辑/常春 后制/萧宇
Jiang Zemin May Enter Political Turmoil After Zhou Yongkang and Bo Xilai
Former Chongqing Party Secretary
Bo Xilai was sentenced to life imprisonment.
He appealed against the judge’s decision,
but it is generally believed that the second
trial will not make much difference.
It is currently considered that Zhou Yongkang, former
Secretary for the Central Political and Law committee will
become the next “big tiger" target for Xi Jinping’s regime.
Analysts believe that Chinese Communist Party
(CCP) infighting will become more intense.
It is also thought that with the crisis facing
Zhou Yongkang, former CCP leader Jiang Zemin
will also become embroiled in this political turmoil.
Jiang is responsible for initiating
the persecution of Falun Gong.
It has now become the focus of attention as to whether
Xi Jinping will touch Standing Committee level “big tigers".
This comes after Politburo member Bo Xilai was sentenced.
Before and after Bo Xilai’s trial, continual rumours
have arisen suggesting former Politburo Standing
Committee member Zhou Yongkang will be investigated.
News is emerging on the internet of Zhou’s sister
Zhou Lingying, and son Zhou Bin, being investigated.
Meanwhile, mainland media reported news of
Zhou Yongkang’s supporters being investigated.
They exposed complex networks of relationships
among Chongqing and Chengdu officials,
as well as within the PetroChina system.
The key figure in this huge network
is considered to be Zhou Yongkang.
CCP state-controlled Guangming Daily
described the PetroChina corruption case
as an “unprecedented case of a “tiger in a net".
The report alleged indirectly that the official related
to the PetroChina case is in a high position of power.
Continually ferreting out potential “big tiger"
was directly considered as Zhou Yongkang.
In the last day of Bo Xilai’s trial, Jinan Intermediate
People’s Court official microblog was corrected two times.
There was sensitive content deleted about Bo Xilai
punishing Wang Lijun under “six superior directions".
Foreign media exposed that this “superior" is Zhou Yongkang.
On August 30, Hong Kong media “South China Morning
Post" reported about Chinese Communist leader Xi Jinping.
It was said that Xi has personally ordered
a thorough investigation of Zhou Yongkang.
In early September, overseas Chinese media reported
that Zhou Yongkang has been put under house arrest.
More and more of Zhou Yongkang’s allies have been
arrested after the leadership transition last November.
It’s analyzed that this is usually a
prelude for CCP officials resigning.
Why did the Chinese Communist Party’s new leadership
crack down on Zhou Yongkang after removing Bo Xilai?
Xia Xiaoqiang, current affairs commentator:
“Before Bo’s trial, state-controlled Qiushi
magazine described him as a national hero.
Bo’s family publicized Bo’s letter and
spread rumors on Xi Jinping’s downfall.
In addition, Kong Qingdong and Sima Nan,
writers from Bo’s faction, openly supported Bo.
Thus, Xi made a final decision to show his
strength by sentencing Bo to life imprisonment.
This is the reason the CCP released signals
that Zhou Yongkang will be the next target."
Xia Xiaoqiang said that the CCP high
levels are struggling over the Bo case.
Jiang Zemin’s faction, which is mainly responsible
the persecution of Falun Gong has lost its highest
authority from being able to continue the persecution.
They are worried about being punished,
thus they desperately make counterattacks.
Xia Xiaoqiang:"Bo Xilai, Zhou Yongkang and
Jiang Zemin plotted a military coup to overthrow Xi Jinping.
The purpose was to continue the persecution
of Falun Gong, and to gain ultimate power.
The CCP high-levels have covered up these dark scenes.
It hopes to use power struggles to solve
the infighting and wider social conflicts.
The current results show that this has had the opposite effect."
Xia said that the CCP high-level hopes
to get around the Falun Gong issue.
They hope to avoid this problem, and only deal with
politics and social crises, but this cannot be achieved.
As long as China’s main problem, the Falun Gong issue,
remains unresolved, infighting and factions will continue.
After Bo has been sentenced, observers believe that
the top issue in the CCP’s political timetable is the
Third Plenary Sessions scheduled in November.
This meeting is considered the most
important meeting for Xi’s new administration.
The Epoch Times has reported that Bo
decided to appeal against his sentence.
It opens up the curtain of Bo’s second trial.
The appeal will likely last two months, and will
inevitably affect the Third Plenary Sessions.
The CCP leadership is bound to face conflict in
the meeting, with dramatic infighting taking place.
Xia believes that Zhongnanhai’s intention
to remove Bo Xilai has been in vain.
Zhou Yongkang will replace Bo
in the following theatrical events.
It will stir up strong political storms,
which will finally spread to Jiang Zemin.
