【新唐人2014年05月01日訊】近期，中共官場頻傳官員詭異死亡。繼國務院新聞辦公室副主任李伍峰離奇墜樓身亡後，28號晚，《新華社》安徽分社副社長兼總編輯宋斌，也在他的辦公室離奇死亡，引發外界諸多猜測。

據了解，宋斌4月28號晚7點左右，被發現在他的辦公室死亡。來自《新華社》系統的消息透露，宋斌是自縊身亡，留有遺書，可能患有抑鬱症。

可是宋斌的同行介紹，他這個人為人「比較豪爽，能喝酒」。一位與宋有過接觸的人也說，感覺宋斌性格比較豁達，對於他死亡非常震驚。

宋斌大約在1984年左右畢業於「安徽大學」中文系，在《新華社》安徽分社工作多年，2009年5月起出任《新華社》安徽分社副社長、兼任總編輯。

目前，中共官方還沒有公布宋斌死亡的消息和原因。外界有諸多猜測。

美國中文雜誌《中國事務》總編輯伍凡分析，宋斌是搞新聞的，恐怕在這方面的工作壓力比較大。

美國中文雜誌《中國事務》總編輯伍凡：「因為共產黨要求把網路要控制的緊緊的，對新聞媒體抓的緊緊的，他又是在這個裡面當執行者，所以工作壓力可能很大，恐怕是受不了這個壓力乾脆一走了之。」

北京時政觀察人士華頗：「一是，他是自殺，二來可能被人滅口，可能他牽扯到甚麼事情，肯定是不簡單，要不然他不會死亡。因為一般來說宣傳口，我覺得相對於其他口來講，算是個清水衙門，他到底是管宣傳的，當然，這裡面也有好多利益。」

宋斌自殺，有消息說，與剛剛退居二線的原安徽省委宣傳部長臧世凱被調查有關。

臧世凱2003年6月起，擔任安徽省委常委、省委宣傳部部長。 2011年11月退居二線，卸任省委常委，轉任安徽省人大常委會副主任。

4月11號，滁州市委書記江山被雙規。安徽省紀委說，江山涉及違法所得約5600萬元，如果罪名成立，將成為安徽史上貪污受賄金額最高的官員。而安徽省旅遊局局長兼黨組書記上個月3月25號也被雙規。另外，去年10月，原黃山市委政法委書記汪建設被判刑。三人都在黃山市長期任職。有分析說，調查很可能指向臧世凱。

不過，宋斌自殺是否與臧世凱有關，目前還不知道。

時政評論員汪北稷分析，最近有多位中共宣傳口的官員被調查或離奇死亡，宋斌的死亡不排除和中共權鬥轉向宣傳系統有關。

時政評論員汪北稷：「中共這個政治攪肉機來講，內部的權力鬥爭往往是超出想像中的殘暴和殘酷，它不只是對人民、手無寸鐵的人們是非常殘忍的，不留情面，它對它自己所謂黨內的同志，也在利益發生衝突的時候，一旦需要殺人滅口的時候，往往最好的遮羞布就是自殺。」

3月24號，中共「國務院新聞辦公室」副主任李伍峰離奇墜樓死亡，隨後，「中國出版集團」3名高官落馬﹔4月12號，「中宣部」副部長、常務副主席申維辰被調查﹔4月18號，中共「對外宣傳辦公室」五局副局長高劍雲被雙規。

自中共總書記習近平上臺掀起了反腐行動後，中國的鐵路系統、政法系統、石油系統，以及四川、山西等多個省份，都有大批貪腐官員落馬。

中共宣傳口長期由前中共黨魁江澤民集團把持，有分析認為，最近中南海針對宣傳口的一系列動作，不排除習近平清理門戶轉向宣傳口。

香港《動向》雜誌報導說，中央第二巡視組組長李景田披露，巡視組進駐《新華社》展開工作期間，有人打出某資料是「絕密」、「機密」阻止調閱，有搬出某領導已作出批示禁止調查，有人則策劃組織成員反對巡視組展開工作。

還有消息說，中紀委派出的巡視組也進入《中央電視臺》進行檢查，同時還傳出《央視》臺長胡佔凡被查的消息，目前這一消息已經被刪除。

汪北稷指出，中共的政治結構是「反人類」的，身處中共高壓環境中，沒有人是安全的，特別是掌握中共機密的人，今天是施暴著，明天可能成為自殺者，或者被殺者。

採訪編輯/李韻 後製/陳建銘

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