【新唐人2014年08月02日訊】周永康案公開後，日前，來自北京高層的消息說，由於多方面原因，中共黨魁習近平已經正式啟動對前黨魁江澤民的調查。其中重要的原因就是：江派勢力在調查前政治局常委周永康、和前中央軍委副主席徐才厚的過程中，不斷攪局，囂張的有些過頭了。
來自北京高層的消息說，北京當局接連拿下薄熙來、徐才厚、周永康，這些江澤民刻意培養的重要手下，江派則不擇手段的加以阻撓與反撲，甚至公開在媒體叫板，促使習近平下決心早日啟動對江澤民的調查。
北京的消息指稱，江派勢力曾經策劃暗殺習近平，如果習近平不一查到底，只會惹禍上身。
北京時政觀察人士華頗：「周永康、徐才厚來講，都是小道消息來引導，最後官方來證實小道消息是真的。江澤民很老沒有影響力，起碼他是一塊招牌，江澤民旁邊的人拿江澤民撐腰打氣，最關鍵時刻(他)還會出來給大家說話幫忙的。」
回顧從薄熙來落馬到拿下周永康，期間有許多政治傳聞，雖然被當局一概貼上「謠言」標籤，但事後往往被證實是「遙遙領先的預言」，或是派系鬥爭中，某一方放出來的消息。許多傳聞顯示江派試圖阻撓的痕跡。
例如前年3月，薄熙來被免除職務後，網路曾傳出，軍車深夜進城照片，城內一度響起槍聲。
海外媒體引用接近中南海的消息說，這是周永康動用京城能控制的武警，試圖發動政變，但被中央挫敗。
海外媒體的報導還說，周永康在政變行動失敗後，又在前年夏季「北戴河會議」前後，至少兩次試圖暗殺習近平。一次是在會議室放置計時炸彈，另一次是趁習到解放軍三0一醫院體檢時，企圖對他「施打毒針」。習近平因此一度移居北京「西山軍事指揮中心」，以防不測。這一傳言，正好吻合去年8月底到9月14號，習近平突然在公眾視線中消失的那段期間。
另據大陸資深記者高瑜撰文披露：去年1月，習近平和中紀委書記王岐山推出「老虎和蒼蠅一起打」的口號，計劃要查處一名「十七大」常委、兩名政治局委員和一名前書記處書記。當時江澤民對王岐山破口大罵，「打虎計劃」後來擱淺。
除了民間的傳言，中共喉舌媒體，也不時有江派反撲的痕跡。
例如，當反腐之火延燒到前中共公安部部長李東生的後院——《中央電視臺》時，《央視》名嘴敬一丹接受《南方週末》採訪時，暗諷習近平﹕「打虎你還得問問自己，是不是武松」等。
甚至，在周永康案已經被正式公布立案調查之後，中國國內媒體的報導還是相當受限制。喉舌媒體在「打掉周永康，是不是反腐句號」的報導上，顯得猶豫不決。
總部設在美國「加州大學伯克萊分校」的《中國數字時代》網站披露，中共宣傳部下發了限制報導周永康案件的指令，其中包括：撤下《人民網》7月29號刊發的文章——《打掉「大老虎」周永康，不是反腐句號》，並且規定不得轉發和炒作這篇文章。
儘管如此，近期還是有中共媒體發出「追打周永康背後更大老虎」的信號。
旅美時政評論家李天笑：「習近平這個打虎也是，江派不斷的進行反撲，進行攪水，促使習近平不斷的進行反撲措施，結果今天虎越打越大，最後我看江澤民也沒有幾天蹦的了。」
北京學者吳祚來認為，中共元老鄧小平和江澤民一手扶植的權貴資本主義，在中國造就了制度性腐敗的悲劇。
如果中共已經「制度性腐敗」，如何「制度性反腐」呢？如果真的要打老虎，已退休和現任的中共領導人中，更大的老虎還有的是。那麼，在一路打虎的過程中，習近平將如何面對這個產生腐敗的制度？這些問題不僅讓中國百姓深思，更引發海外媒體的持續關注。
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Xi Jinping angered? Rumors Say Investigation on Jiang Zemin Launched
After the news of investigating Zhou Yongkang was published,
a few days ago, news from Beijing high levels has come out.
Due to various reasons, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Head
Xi Jinping has officially launched an investigation against
the former CCP Head Jiang Zemin.
One of the key reasons is: Jiang’s faction has been constantly
stirring the situation into chaos in an
excessively arrogant way.
During the period of investigating the former Politburo
Standing Committee member Zhou Yongkang and the former
Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission Xu Caihou.
The news from Beijing high levels said that during the process
Beijing Authorities successively arrested Bo Xilai, Xu Caihou
and Zhou Yongkang, who were all deliberately
trained by Jiang Zemin.
Jiang’s faction unscrupulously obstructed and counterattacked,
and even publicly challenged in the media, triggering
Xi Jinping to decide to launch the investigation
against Jiang Zemin earlier.
The news from Beijing alleged that Jiang’s faction
had planned to assassinate President Xi Jinping.
If Xi Jinping does not investigate it thoroughly,
then he will get into trouble.
Beijing politics watcher Mr Hua Po: Zhou Yongkang’s case and
Xu Caihou’s case were first reported and guided by the news
for example in tabloids, eventually the whispers were all
confirmed by the official media.
Jiang Zemin is very old and he has no influence.
But he is at least a sign and followers surrounding him used
his name to support and bolster themselves.
Especially, in the most critical moments (he) will stand up
and speak for everyone in his faction.
Considering the past cases from the arrest of Bo Xilai to
the arrest of Zhou Yongkang, there are many political news items,
which are labelled with “rumors" by the authorities.
However, afterwards they are often proved to be “ahead of
the prophecy", or released information by one side
during the factional struggle.
Many rumours showed traces of Jiang’s faction
trying to stop the investigation.
For example, two years ago in March, after Bo Xilai was
dismissed from office, on the Internet it was spread that
some photos show military vehicles entering into the city late
at night and that gunfire was even heard in the city.
Overseas media cited that the news sources which are close
to Zhongnanhai, said that this was Zhou Yongkang commanding
the military police in Beijing City and he was trying to
launch a coup, but was defeated by the Central Government.
Overseas media reports said after Zhou Yongkang’s
coup failed, around summer time at the “Beidaihe Meeting"
in 2012, Zhou Yongkang had at least another two attempts
to assassinate President Xi Jinping.
The first time was to place a time bomb in the conference
room, and another was when Xi Jinping went for a medical check
in hospital 301 of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), he was
almost injected with poisoned needle.
Hence Xi Jinping had to relocate to Bejing “Xishan Military
Command Centre" in order to prevent any unexpected accident.
Such a piece of news coincided with the period from the end of
August to September 14, when Xi Jinping suddenly
disappeared from public sight.
According to senior reporter Gao Yu in mainland, he disclosed:
in January of 2013, Xi Jinping and Wang Qishan launched a
movement named, “To oppress the tigers and flies together".
They planed to investigate one member of the Politburo
Standing Committee, two members of the Politburo
and one former Secretary of the Secretariat.
At that time Jiang Zemin shouted at Wang Qishan,
The “Tiger Scheme" was later stranded.
In addition to the non-official civilian saying, the CCP
mouthpiece media have even been marked
with Jiang’s faction’s counterattack.
For example, when the fire of anti-corruption spread to the
backyard of former Minister of Public Security Li Dongsheng ,
the “CCTV" Oprah Jing Yidan accepted the “Southern Weekend"
interview and innuendo of Xi Jinping.
He remarked: To be qualified on hitting the tiger,
you have to ask yourself, am I a hero like Wusong or
someone like that?
Even after the case of Zhou Yongkang had been officially
announced for an investigation, the reports in the media
in China were still quite restricted.
When the mouthpiece media reported the news:
Arresting Zhou Yongkang is not a full stop on corruption.
They appeared hesitant.
Headquartered in the United States, located at University of
California, Berkeley, China Digital Times Web site disclosed,
the CCP Propaganda Department issued instructions
to limit the reporting of Zhou Yongkang.
For example, an article dated on People’s Daily Website on
July 29 was removed which is titled, “Arresting “the major
tiger" Zhou Yongkang is not a full stop on corruption".
It is stipulated that this article shall not
be forwarded and hyped up.
Nevertheless, there are still CCP media recently issuing
the signal of “Chasing the bigger tiger behind Zhou Yongkang".
US-based political critic Tianxiao Li:
When Xi Jinping carries out the anti-corruption, Jiang’s
faction constantly counterattacks and stirs up chaos.
This has prompted Xi Jinping to constantly
execute counterattacking measures.
As a result, today’s arrested tigers are bigger and larger.
In my opinion, Jiang Zemin had no more time
for performing himself.
Beijing scholar Wu Zuolai believes that crony capitalism
was developed by one Chinese patriarch Deng Xiaoping
and Jiang Zemin, who produced the tragedy
of institutional corruption in China.
If the CCP have “systemic corruption", so “how" do you
undertake the institutional corruption from within?
If they really want the Tiger, among the retired and current
Communist leaders, there should be larger tigers.
So, in the process of fighting against the Tigers, how will
Xi Jinping be able to deal with this corruption of the system?
These problems not only make Chinese people deeply think,
but also led to sustained attention to overseas media.
Interview & Edit/LiuHui Post-Production/ShuCan