【新唐人2014年05月01日讯】近期，中共官场频传官员诡异死亡。继国务院新闻办公室副主任李伍峰离奇坠楼身亡后，28号晚，《新华社》安徽分社副社长兼总编辑宋斌，也在他的办公室离奇死亡，引发外界诸多猜测。
据了解，宋斌4月28号晚7点左右，被发现在他的办公室死亡。来自《新华社》系统的消息透露，宋斌是自缢身亡，留有遗书，可能患有抑郁症。
可是宋斌的同行介绍，他这个人为人“比较豪爽，能喝酒”。一位与宋有过接触的人也说，感觉宋斌性格比较豁达，对于他死亡非常震惊。
宋斌大约在1984年左右毕业于“安徽大学”中文系，在《新华社》安徽分社工作多年，2009年5月起出任《新华社》安徽分社副社长、兼任总编辑。
目前，中共官方还没有公布宋斌死亡的消息和原因。外界有诸多猜测。
美国中文杂志《中国事务》总编辑伍凡分析，宋斌是搞新闻的，恐怕在这方面的工作压力比较大。
美国中文杂志《中国事务》总编辑伍凡：“因为共产党要求把网路要控制的紧紧的，对新闻媒体抓的紧紧的，他又是在这个里面当执行者，所以工作压力可能很大，恐怕是受不了这个压力干脆一走了之。”
北京时政观察人士华颇：“一是，他是自杀，二来可能被人灭口，可能他牵扯到什么事情，肯定是不简单，要不然他不会死亡。因为一般来说宣传口，我觉得相对于其他口来讲，算是个清水衙门，他到底是管宣传的，当然，这里面也有好多利益。”
宋斌自杀，有消息说，与刚刚退居二线的原安徽省委宣传部长臧世凯被调查有关。
臧世凯2003年6月起，担任安徽省委常委、省委宣传部部长。 2011年11月退居二线，卸任省委常委，转任安徽省人大常委会副主任。
4月11号，滁州市委书记江山被双规。安徽省纪委说，江山涉及违法所得约5600万元，如果罪名成立，将成为安徽史上贪污受贿金额最高的官员。而安徽省旅游局局长兼党组书记上个月3月25号也被双规。另外，去年10月，原黄山市委政法委书记汪建设被判刑。三人都在黄山市长期任职。有分析说，调查很可能指向臧世凯。
不过，宋斌自杀是否与臧世凯有关，目前还不知道。
时政评论员汪北稷分析，最近有多位中共宣传口的官员被调查或离奇死亡，宋斌的死亡不排除和中共权斗转向宣传系统有关。
时政评论员汪北稷：“中共这个政治搅肉机来讲，内部的权力斗争往往是超出想像中的残暴和残酷，它不只是对人民、手无寸铁的人们是非常残忍的，不留情面，它对它自己所谓党内的同志，也在利益发生冲突的时候，一旦需要杀人灭口的时候，往往最好的遮羞布就是自杀。”
3月24号，中共“国务院新闻办公室”副主任李伍峰离奇坠楼死亡，随后，“中国出版集团”3名高官落马﹔4月12号，“中宣部”副部长、常务副主席申维辰被调查﹔4月18号，中共“对外宣传办公室”五局副局长高剑云被双规。
自中共总书记习近平上台掀起了反腐行动后，中国的铁路系统、政法系统、石油系统，以及四川、山西等多个省份，都有大批贪腐官员落马。
中共宣传口长期由前中共党魁江泽民集团把持，有分析认为，最近中南海针对宣传口的一系列动作，不排除习近平清理门户转向宣传口。
香港《动向》杂志报导说，中央第二巡视组组长李景田披露，巡视组进驻《新华社》展开工作期间，有人打出某资料是“绝密”、“机密”阻止调阅，有搬出某领导已作出批示禁止调查，有人则策划组织成员反对巡视组展开工作。
还有消息说，中纪委派出的巡视组也进入《中央电视台》进行检查，同时还传出《央视》台长胡占凡被查的消息，目前这一消息已经被删除。
汪北稷指出，中共的政治结构是“反人类”的，身处中共高压环境中，没有人是安全的，特别是掌握中共机密的人，今天是施暴着，明天可能成为自杀者，或者被杀者。
采访编辑/李韵 后制/陈建铭
Xinhua Chief Editor Dies in ‘Suicide’: Is Xi Jinping ‘Cleaning Up’ China’s Propaganda Departments?
Deaths under unusual circumstances have recently occurred
within the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officialdom.
Li Wufeng, Deputy Director of the State Council
Information Office, died after falling from a building.
Following this, Song Bin, Deputy Director of Xinhua
News Agency in Anhui Province, died mysteriously
in his office on the evening of April 28.
At 7pm on April 28, Song Bin was found dead in his office.
Sources from Xinhua News Agency
revealed that he hanged himself.
He left a suicide note, and was
said to suffer from depression.
Song Bin’s peers described him as a
“relatively generous and capable drinker”
An acquaintance of Song Bin expressed his
disbelief as Song Bin had been quite outgoing.
Song Bin, a 1984 graduate from Anhui
University, had a major in Chinese.
After working at the Anhui Xinhua Branch for many years, in
May 2009 he became Deputy Director and Editor-in-Chief.
Much speculation surrounds his death,
but there has been no official response.
Chris Wu, Editor-in-Chief at China Affairs magazine,
analyses that Song Bin was probably under a lot
of pressure for his occupation in the news media.
Chris Wu:”The CCP demands tight
controls of the Internet and the press.
As a professional in the field, the stress was
possibly higher than what he could have managed”
Hua Po, Beijing political observer:”One
thing is that he committed suicide, and a
second is that he might have been silenced.
He might have been involved in some complicated
issues, otherwise, he would not have been killed.
As Xinhua is a predominant source of propaganda,
he could have been relatively clean compared to others.
Howver, after all, there are also
interests involved in propaganda”
Sources suggest Song Bin’s suicide may be related
to the investigation of former Anhui Provincial Party
Committee Propaganda Minister Zang Shikai.
Prior to November 2011, Zang Shikai had been
a Standing Committee member in Anhui, and the
Minister of Anhui Provincial Propaganda Department.
After that, he became Deputy Director of the Standing
Committee of Anhui National People’s Congress.
A number of Anhui officials have been
detained for interrogation recently.
This includes Chuzhou Municipal Committee Secretary
Jiang Shan, who allegedly embezzled 56 million yuan.
If convicted, this will be the highest corruption case in Anhui.
The Anhui Tourism Bureau Director was sacked on March 25.
The former secretary of Huangshan Municipal
Committee, Wang Jianshe, has been sentenced.
Analysts believe investigations will
be directed towards Zang Shikai.
However, it is not known how Song Bin’s
death may be related to Zang Shikai.
Current affairs commentator Wang Beiji analyzes that
with several propaganda officials being investigated
or dying mysteriously, it is likely that CCP internal
conflicts are targeting the propaganda departments.
Wang Beiji, current affairs commentator:
“The CCP is a political meat grinder.
Internal fights are beyond imagination
in terms of brutality and cruelty.
They do not just target powerless people, but
also the cadres in the event of conflict of interest.
The best cover it uses for murder is ‘suicide’”
On March 24, the State Council Information Office
Deputy Director Li Wufeng died after falling from a building.
Subsequently, three officials of
China Publishing Group were sacked.
Shen Weichen, Deputy Minister of
Propaganda was investigated on April 12.
Gao Jianyun, Deputy Director of the Foreign Propaganda
Office, was detained and interrogated on April 18.
Since Xi Jinping engaged in his anti-corruption campaign,
a large number of corrupt officials have been sacked from
the railway system, political and legal system, oil system,
and provincial governments, such as Sichuan and Shanxi.
Propaganda has long been dominated
by former CCP leader Jiang Zemin.
Analysts believe Zhongnanhai’s recent move
against propaganda signals that Xi Jinping might
be ‘cleaning up’ the propaganda departments.
HK’s Trends magazine reported on information disclosed
by Central Second Inspection team leader Li Jingtian.
During the inspection at Xinhua News Agency,
there were so-called”top secret” and”confidential”
materials prohibited from being investigated.
The investigation was either interfered with by instruction
from some leadership or opposed by groups of members.
Sources also said that the inspection
team has stationed itself in CCTV.
There has been an investigation
against the Director Hu Zhanfan.
This news has already been censored.
Wang Beiji points out that the anti-humanity nature
of the CCP places everyone under high pressure.
Those who hold secrets of the CCP could be violent
abusers today, but victims of suicide or murder tomorrow.
Interview & Edit/LiYun Post-Production/Chen Jianming
