【新唐人2013年01月23日訊】1月21號，中共當局為15號去世的前中央軍委秘書長楊白冰「送行」。值得關注的是，中共喉舌在報導黨政要人名單時，與往常大為不同。中共前黨魁江澤民不再居前，而是排到現職7常委之後。這個排名到底有甚麼含意﹖下面一起來看看專家怎麼說。

中共喉舌《中央電視臺》新聞聯播報導，楊白冰的遺體21號在八寶山火化。報導宣稱，胡錦濤、習近平、吳邦國、溫家寶、賈慶林、李克強、張德江、俞正聲、劉雲山、王岐山、張高麗、江澤民等，曾前往醫院看望，或通過各種形式對楊白冰的親屬進行慰問。

香港《蘋果日報》報導，中共排名大有講究，按以往排序，已經退位的江澤民，排名一般都在總書記後面，名義是中共對前任的「尊重」。報導說，按舊例，今年3月胡錦濤退去國家主席後，排名應該是「習、江、胡」，胡好歹可居「小三」。

但早前海外媒體傳出，江澤民去年11月15號親自致信習近平和政治局，主動提出今後排名他要「和其他老同志排在一起」。

如果按此排法，今年3月後，胡錦濤公開亮相時，排名只能居末尾，「連小三都沒得做」。但也有人認為，這樣一來，習近平上面就「減少一個婆婆」。

時事評論家文昭指出，從這個排名來看，這次排序並不是按照黨內的排名來排的，而是按照所謂國家領導機構職務高低的順序來排的。

時事評論家文昭：「其實是給江澤民一個特殊的，相對來說把他特殊化了，給他一個特殊的禮遇，並不表明他們之間沒有鬥爭，它只是表面上要維持一個比較和諧，比較團結的形象。」

文昭表示，這個排名只能是江澤民向外界展示的一個信號，好像誰的影響力猶存。

去年，習近平在中共政治局高調推出「習八條」，被外界認為是鞏固胡錦濤終結「老人干政」的成果。此後，12月22號至28號，6天的時間裏，江澤民4次露面題詞作賦，其中一次，他題詞悼念已故心腹黃菊，公開挑釁習近平。

香港《動向》雜誌透露，中共元老萬里、喬石曾致信中共中央委員會和中紀委，呼籲解決江澤民在黨內外非正常性活動及造成的影響。信中明確表明，應該阻止江澤民不適當的宣傳活動，對江澤民關於中央方針、政策、人事等方面的意見，要作正常信函處理，不應該特殊對待。

據了解，元旦前夕，原中共政治局常委宋平，親赴杭州勸告江澤民要「自我約束」、「保晚節」。

同時，「十八大」後， 前兩任的中紀委書記尉健行和吳官正曾披露，2007年11月以來，中共黨內、及社會各界，曾有高達2500多件反應江澤民的信函。

網路作家吳建國表示，江澤民退位後的干政非常出格，完全把自己當成了「太上皇」。

網路作家吳建國：「比如說在中共慶祝60年週年的建政儀式上，他竟然要混在政治局委員的前面，他自己甚麼職位也沒有，還要混在政治局常委的前面當中，而且他那種表現，是對胡錦濤的不屑一顧的。」

此外，楊白冰是前中共主席楊尚昆的弟弟，過去兩人有「楊家將」的稱號。據傳，江澤民當時就備受「楊家將」的箝制，江澤民於是對外放風說，「楊尚昆想取代鄧小平」。鄧小平最終下令「棄楊保江」。

華府的中國問題專家石藏山認為，江澤民這個排名的變化值得關注。他說，楊白冰是江澤民的死對頭，在楊白冰「追悼會」上，首次將江澤民的排名降低，這是對江澤民極大的羞辱。

採訪編輯/常春 後製/薛莉

Jiang Zemin’s Changing Rank Unraveled

On January 21, Chinese Communist Party (CCP) authorities

attended the funeral of the Central Military Commission

former secretary-general, Yang Baibing, who died January 15.

It’s noteworthy that the Party and government dignitary list

was very different from the line-up usually found in reports of the CCP’s mouthpiece media.

The former CCP leader, Jiang Zemin, was placed after

the seven serving Standing Committee members,

instead of being put up top, as customary.

What’s the meaning behind Jiang’s ranking on the list?

—Let’s see what the experts say.

CCP mouthpiece media, CCTV, reported that the body of

deceased Central Military Commission secretary-general,

Yang Baibing had been cremated at Beijing’s Babaoshan

Revolutionary Cemetery, on January 21.

CCTV said, CCP leaders had visited the hospital or offered

condolences to Yang Baibing’s relatives in various forms.

The report listed some officials who offered condolences:

Hu Jintao; Xi Jinping; Wu Bangguo; Wen Jiabao; Jia Qinglin;

Li Keqiang; Zhang Dejiang; Yu Zhengsheng; Liu Yunshan;

Wang Qishan; Zhang Gaoli; and Jiang Zemin; among others.

Hong Kong’s Apple Daily reported that,

the CCP’s ranking is quite an art—in the past,

the retired leader Jiang Zemin was always ranked

second to the CCP General Secretary as a form of “respect”.

Apple Daily says, according to old customs, Hu Jintao should

be ranked in the third place, once he leaves office in March.

So to this custom, the list should read from top to bottom:

‘Xi Jinping’, ‘Jiang Zemin’, ‘Hu Jintao’.

However, overseas media had reported on November 15,

2012 that, Jiang Zemin had written a letter to Xi Jinping

and the CCP Politburo, saying that he wanted to be ranked

equally with the other old comrades from then on.

In that case, Hu Jintao may be ranked at the bottom in public

appearances from this March; not even making third place.

Some say, if that’s so, Xi will have one less person above him.

Commentator Wen Zhao points out that, this list gives

a message that the ranking does not accord with positions

in the CCP, but with the positions in the government.

[Wen Zhao]: “In fact, Jiang Zemin is quite specialized;

and the CCP gives him special courtesy.

But it does not mean there’s no struggle between them

—the harmonious, united image is just on the surface.”

Wen Zhao says, Jiang Zemin is just using the ranking to prove

to the outside world that he still holds influence.

In 2012, Xi Jinping had launched his “Eight Regulations”

announcing them in a lofty tone, to the CCP Politburo.

This action was recognized as a consolidation of Hu Jintao’s

stance—to stop the “intervention from the CCP’s elders”.

After that, Jiang Zemin made 4 public appearances within

6 days, between December 22 – 28; mainly making a show of his inscriptions and poems.

One particular inscription, which was written for a deceased

former confidant Huang Ju, openly provoked Xi Jinping.

The Trends Magazine in Hong Kong revealed that,

two patriarchs of the CCP, Wan Li and Qiao Shi, had noted

Jiang Zemin’s abnormal activities inside and outside the CCP.

The two sent a letter to the CCP’s Central Committee

and the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection,

calling on them to resolve the impact of Jiang’s behavior,

clearly indicating that such activities must be prevented.

It also showed that Jiang Zemin’s views on the CCP’s central

principles, policies and personnel should be dealt with

through the normal processes; without any special courtesy.

Former Politburo Standing Committee member, Song Ping,

is known to have visited Jiang Zemin in Hang Zhou City

around last New Year’s Eve, telling Jiang to be more

“self-restrained” and to “maintain the parade”.

At the same time, after the 18th CCP national congress,

two former secretaries of the CCP Central Commission

for Discipline Inspection, Wei Jianxing and Wu Guanzheng,

disclosed that there had been up to 2,500 criticizing letters

against Jiang Zemin, from the CCP and other communities since November 2007.

Internet writer Wu Jianguo says that, Jiang Zemin’s

involvement became really outrageous after his resignation

and that Jiang treats himself like an “overlord”.

[Wu Jianguo]: “For example, in the CCP’s 60-year

anniversary ceremony of the establishment of the regime,

Jiang was ranked before Politburo members,

yet he doesn’t have any official position.

Jiang was even ranked together with members of

the Politburo Standing Committee and his performance

showed that he despised Hu Jintao.”

There is a story spreading of the “Yang Family”—of former

CCP Chairman Yang Shangkun and his younger brother

Yang Baibing—who are said to have suppressed Jiang Zemin.

Therefore, Jiang Zemin had said at the time: “Yang Shangkun

wants to replace Deng Xiaoping”—causing Deng Xiaoping

to abandon Yang and keep Jiang.

China expert Shi Cangchan in Washington D. C. says,

people should be concerned with Jiang Zemin’s rank change.

He says, since Yang Baibing was Jiang’s rival, it’s a big shame

for Jiang to hold the lower ranking at Yang’s funeral.