【新唐人2012年5月17日訊】日本發行量最大的報紙《讀賣新聞》16號刊登報導說，中共在今年秋天召開十八大之前，已經敲定新一屆常委候選的10人名單，政治局常委人數可能縮小到7人。
報導說，多名中共知情人士透露，基於政治局常委68歲退休的標準，現任政治局常委9人中，包括69歲的國家主席胡錦濤在內7人預定引退，只有58歲的國家副主席習近平，和56歲的第一副總理李克強留到新名單上。
報導列出的新增常委是：63歲的副總理王岐山、61歲的中共組織部長李源朝、64歲的中宣部長劉雲山、66歲的國務委員劉延東、57歲的廣東省委書記汪洋、65歲的天津市委書記張高麗、副總理兼重慶市委書記張德江、67歲的上海市委書記俞正聲。
報導還說，在新政治局常委可能縮小到7人的結構中，李克強和李源朝等胡錦濤的共青團派系成員有4人，而習近平等高幹家庭出身的「太子黨」成員有3人，共青團派系佔了上風。
—–薄熙來將被雙開 最快六月初公布—–
而被排斥在新定名單之外的前中共重慶市委書記薄熙來，除了面臨被開除黨籍和公職的「雙開」處分，還將被移送司法程序。最近，多家海外媒體報導，中共高層將很快會公布對薄熙來的處理結論。
《自由亞洲電臺》5月16號報導，據接近薄熙來家族的人士說，中共高層最快將於下月舉行的會議上通過對薄熙來開除黨籍和公職的處分。薄熙來的下場可能與2007年下臺的前中共上海市委書記陳良宇相似，極可能被判刑。
這位知情人士還表示，對薄熙來的處理結論應該在六月初公布。而日本《富士晚報》5月11號報導的「接觸了軟禁中的薄熙來」，他說，這是不可能發生的。
另外，《紐約時報》和英國《國際先驅論壇報》據消息人士的透露，報導說，中共高層早就對處理薄熙來案達成了共識，調查結果可能於7月公布。
—-陳光誠出國護照15天內領取—–
而長期受到非法軟禁、20多天前逃出山東臨沂家鄉的大陸盲人維權人士陳光誠，5月16號對媒體表示，他和家人當天填寫了申請辦理赴美護照的表格，並且拍攝了護照照片，如無意外，大約15天內可以拿到護照。
《美國之音》報導說，陳光誠表示，山東省公安廳的相關人員5月16號上午將表格送到北京「朝陽醫院」病房裡，並按照規定收取了辦理護照的費用。
這是陳光誠這個月初接受「紐約大學」法學院提供的訪問學者獎學金以來，在辦理出國手續方面首次出現的實質性進展。
陳光誠5月2號從美國駐華使館進入醫院，一直不被允許會見訪客，形同「被軟禁」。
Japanese Media: CCP＇s New Top-Leader Candidates Finalized
Japan’s Yomiuri Shimbun reported on May 16 that a ten-person candidate list for the new generation of the CCP＇s Politburo Standing Committee has been
finalized before the CCP＇s 18th Congress opens this fall. The Politburo Standing Committee may be cut to seven members.
According to the existing retirement age of 68, seven members of the nine-seat Politburo Standing Committee, including Hu Jintao, are scheduled to retire.
Vice President Xi Jinping, 58 and First Deputy Premier Li Keqiang, 56, remain on the new top-leader list, said the news report.
The CCP＇s newly selected Politburo Standing Committee Members are Vice Premier Wang Qishan, 63, Organization Minister Li Yuan-chao, 61, Central Propaganda Minister Liu Yunshan, 64, State Councilor Liu Yandong, 64, Guangdong Provincial Party Secretary Wang Yang, 57, Tianjin Party Secretary Zhang Gaoli, 65, Deputy Premier & Chongqing Party Secretary Zhang Dejiang, 65, Shanghai Party Secretary Yu Zhengsheng, 67.
The new Politburo Standing Committee will be reduced to seven seats, according to the news report. Members of the Youth League faction led by Hu Jintao,
including Li Keqiang and Li Yuanchao, will take four seats. Xi Jinping and two other princelings will take the remaining three. Hu＇s Youth League faction gained the upper hand, says the news.
Bo Xiali Faces Expulsion from Party and Public Employment
Bo Xilai, dumped from the new top-leader list, now faces expulsion from the Party and public employment. Plus, Bo will be transferred to the judicial authorities. Recently, a number of overseas media reported that the CCP＇s final verdict on Bo』s case will soon be reached.
Radio Free Asia』s May 16 report cited a person of close ties with Bo Xilai＇s clan, saying that the CCP＇s top-level shall approve the penalties imposed
on the Bo Xilai case in a meeting held next month. Bo Xilai is very likely to be sentenced similar to Chen Liangyu, the former Shanghai Party Secretary.
The top-level verdict on the Bo Xilai case was scheduled to be announced in early June, the insider revealed. On May 11, Japan』s Yukan Fuji evening newspaper released its interview with “an under-house-arrest” Bo Xilai. This was impossible, said an insider.
The New York Times and UK＇s International Herald Tribune quoted informed sources about the CCP＇s handling of Bo Xilai. The CCP＇s top leaders have reached a consensus on the handling of Bo Xilai＇s case. The official investigation result will probably be released this July, according to news reports.
Will Chen Guangcheng Get a Passport in 15 Days?
Three weeks ago, blind activist Chen Guangcheng escaped house arrest from Linyi in Shandong province. On May 16, Chen told media that he and his family filled out passport application forms and ID photos have been taken for the trip to the U.S. He said it would take 15 days to get passports if the process goes smoothly.
The Voice of America reported that Chen said officials from Shandong Provincial Police Bureau sent forms to his room in Beijing＇s Chaoyang Hospital on the morning of May 16. He also paid application fees for the passports.
Since Chen accepted a scholarship from the School of Law in New York University, this is the first practical step of development for their passport applications.
On May 2, Chen Guangcheng left the U.S. Embassy for the hospital. Since then, no visitors have been allowed to see him, and this is no different than a house arrest.