【新唐人2012年5月29日訊】「薄熙來事件」引發國際輿論和國內民眾的極大關注。美國「時代雜誌」連續兩期把薄熙來作為封麵人物。但是62本五月出版的「時代雜誌」，由美國總部寄往北京辦事處，在中國海關遭到沒收。近期出國旅遊的中國大陸民眾也多了一項觀光熱點—-就是到書店搶購報導薄案的外媒刊物並帶回國內。
據《世界日報》報導，中國海關查封了62本「時代」雜誌。而5月14號出刊的「時代」雜誌封面，是薄熙來的頭像和「醜聞人民共和國」的英文字樣。
報導說，中國海關通知查封「時代」雜誌，列明的原因是有待處理，但沒說那個部門處理。「時代」雜誌感覺沒有希望索回因而放棄。
報導還說，每天都有大陸旅行團專程到洛杉磯某中文書店，購買有關薄熙來事件的中文報紙和圖書。遊客把不同版本的薄案圖書、雜誌、報紙全部買下。書局經理說，「哪怕六四的那段時間，都沒這麼火」。
「獨立中文筆會」網絡委員會協調人野渡表示，「薄熙來事件」在某種意義上來說，他比70年代「林彪外逃」引起的震動力要大得多。因為互聯網讓他發酵了。
野渡：「因為在目前這個社會裏，在各個階層，大家在不同程度上，對社會現狀感受到不滿，大家都渴望改變。而目前來說，改變的（希望）大家還看不到。而薄熙來這個事情，恰恰讓大家看到目前這個社會一些事情，也渴望通過薄熙來的事情，對中國社會能不能發生改變，抱有希望。這是民眾的普遍心理。」
王立軍出逃、薄熙來倒臺事件發生之後，《大紀元時報》集團下的《新紀元週刊》在香港一炮而紅！據統計，《新紀元週刊》在王立軍事件後，香港銷售量直線上升，一個月共有4期超過2萬本的雜誌，在香港市場流通販賣，銷售對像八成以大陸客為主，兩成為香港本地人士。其中又以〈王立軍事件大揭密〉、〈當代姦雄薄熙來〉、〈北京兩會公開內訌〉等受到喜愛，賣到斷貨。
野渡：「 而且通過這個案件大家看到各種各樣因素，徇私，權力鬥爭，情殺，毒藥等等，用任何一個好萊塢大片都比不上薄熙來這個案件的精彩。它對整個體制帶來的衝擊是可以想像得到的。官方他不希望民眾由此升華到對整個體制的反思和渴望改變，使他必須要局限民眾只能談薄案限制在所謂刑事案裡面。」
據香港媒體報導，薄熙來事件發生後，中共中央為防止敏感書籍流入境內，發下內部文件，要求「嚴防境外反動出版物流入境內」，香港多家商務印書館，和薄熙來有關的書籍幾乎都下架。
但是，在銅鑼灣地區，以販賣禁書為主的書店卻不受影響，有許多大陸旅客湧入，店員說：「有的客人前幾天來買書，過海關時被搜去，今天回頭再來買，他說一定要看到為止！」
採訪編輯/秦雪 後製/柏妮
Confiscated Magazines or Bestsellers?
The “Bo Xilai event” has attracted great concern both
domestically in China, and internationally.
Time magazine has chosen Bo Xilai twice as it’s cover story.
62 Time magazines published in May were confiscated
by Chinese Customs.
They had been mailed from U.S headquarters to Beijing.
Recently, mainland Chinese tourists have chosen a new
hotspot to visit abroad.
These are bookstores where books on the Bo event are sold.
“World News” reported that Chinese Customs seized
62 Time magazines.
Time chose Bo Xilai as the cover for the issue published
on May 14, with a slogan “People’s Republic of Scandal”.
It is reported that Chinese Customs notified Time magazine
by using the phrase “to be dealt with”.
Time magazine gave up reclaiming materials as Customs
did not mention who will deal with the confiscated magazines.
It is reported that many mainland Chinese tour groups
made a special trip to a Chinese bookstore in Los Angeles.
The target of this trip is to buy newspapers and books
on the Bo event.
Tourists like to buy all the different versions of books,
magazines and newspapers on the Bo event.
The bookstore manager said, “There was never such a peak
in number of customers, even during the June 4 period.”
Yedu, coordinator of Internet Committee at Independent
Chinese PEN Center said that the Bo event has caused
a larger shaking force than the Lin Biao event in a sense.
This is because the Internet causes a fermented effect.
Yedu: “Because in this society, people in different classes
feel dissatisfied with social status quo to different degrees.
People are eager to have a change.
However, they cannot see any hope.
The Bo event makes people see the social status quo.
They hope there will be a change caused by the event. This is the popular mood.”
After the Wang Lijun and Bo Xilai events, the Epoch Times
became an instant sensation in Hong Kong.
According to statistics, four issues saw sales soaring to more
than 20,000 copies in one month after the event.
80% of the customers are from the mainland,
and 20% are local people.
The most popular issues are “the revelation of Wang Lijun
event”, “careerist Bo Xilai” and “the public infighting in two sessions”, which were sold out of stock.
Yedo: “We can see a variety of movie plots from the case,
including favoritism, power struggles, poison, love and killing,
and the case is more amazing than any other
Hollywood blockbusters.
We can imagine the impact on the CCP system.
However, authorities do not want people to reflect on this,
and the desire for change in the CCP system.
Therefore, people are limited to only discuss the event
as a criminal case.”
According to Hong Kong media reports, after the Bo event,
the CCP Central Committee issued internal files.
These contained sentences such as “preventing foreign
reactionary publications.”
This was to keep sensitive books away from China.
Therefore, in many commercial presses in Hong Kong,
most books related with Bo Xilai are off the shelves.
However, bookstores in Causeway Bay were not affected.
Most books in these bookstores are banned by the CCP
and these books attract many mainland tourists.
One clerk said: “Some customers bought books a few days
ago, but Chinese Customs confiscated their books.
These customers came back today and bought the books
again. They mentioned they must read the books.”