【新唐人2012年4月17日讯】中共十八大前，各派系争斗激烈。有报导说，中共党内越来越多的人要求将政治局常委人数从9人减至7人。分析人士认为，七常委的布局可以使胡锦涛彻底清除江派势力，完全掌控局势。
香港《南华早报》14号报导，原重庆市委书记薄熙来被查办，中共领导层迎来几十年来最大的政治危机之一，这起风波也给中共十八大政治局常委人选添加了两大新变数。
报导说，许多人猜测，中共总书记胡锦涛和国务院总理温家宝在这轮博弈中已经占据上风，可借机提拔他们的亲信。而另一个新变数是，党内越来越多的人要求将九常委变成七常委。
《大纪元》新闻网报导，有消息说，为了加紧清除江系“血债派”及震慑其他派系，胡锦涛也在考虑是否采用七常委制，去掉有争议的人员，以便更好的掌控局面。
刘因全：“如果7个人的常委，这对团派是有利的。要减的话，就是江派的人马会被减下来。如果7个人，比较有把握的，除了习近平、李克强以外，再就是李源潮。再是汪洋，汪洋的可能性也非常大。还有有希望的女的是刘延东。”
中共在十四、十五大时，政治局常委人数为7人。而在十六大时，江泽民为了把李长春、罗干安排进中共最高决策层，因此安排了九常委制。这也是中共首次把政法委推升到了最高权力机构。在2007年的十七大上，为了延续“镇压法轮功”的政策，江泽民再次将周永康硬塞进了九常委。
在胡锦涛当政的首届政治局常委中，除了温家宝之外，其余7位多数是江派人马，而目前这一届政治局常委中，吴邦国、贾庆林、周永康、贺国强、李长春等，以前都被普遍认为是江派人马。
“中国社会民主党——中央委员会”主持人刘因全指出，江泽民这样做，主要是为了制约和打击胡锦涛。
刘因全：“胡锦涛这十年确实是很难干什么事情，处处受江泽民这个派系的制约。特别是以前江泽民身体还好的时候，曾庆红还起作用的时候，他们把胡锦涛卡得死死的，所以你看胡锦涛他好多想法，都没有办法来实行。”
在此之前，胡锦涛将赖昌星引渡回国，被外界认为是要制约江系人马，尤其是现任政协主席贾庆林，因为贾庆林与赖昌星一案逃不了关系。在这次胡温决定拿下薄熙来时，据说贾庆林积极支持胡温的决定。
而江系“血债派”的代表人物——政法委书记周永康与薄熙来合谋夺权的丑闻，继薄熙来被停职审查之后，也不断被曝光。外界普遍认为，虽然周永康目前还没有倒台，但胡温要拿掉周永康的决心已很坚定。
《南华早报》报导说，根据以往经验，政治局和常委的名单可能要到夏天才能确定。到时候现任和前任中共领导人将齐聚北戴河，进行最后的博弈。
采访/刘惠 撰稿/王子琦 后制/孙宁
7-Seat Standing Committee Restored to Purge Jiang’s Clique?
Fierce fractional fighting is being staged on the eve
of the Chinese Communist Party(CCP)’s 18th congress.
The CCP are increasingly talking of further cuts to the
Politburo Standing Committee members, from 9 to 7.
Analysts say the standing committee’s 7-seat plan may help
Hu Jintao gain full control, completely purging Jiang’s clique.
April 14—Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post reported:
the CCP leadership’s facing one of its biggest political crises
in recent decades with Bo Xilai under investigation.
This political storm has added new facets for the candidates
of the Politburo’s Standing Committee at its 18th congress.
Many speculated that the CCP general secretary, Hu Jintao,
and Premier Wen Jiabao had gained the upper hand
in this round’s showdown—they could seize the opportunity
to promote their henchmen.
Another change was that the CCP raised more calls for
a cut from 9 to 7 seats in the Politburo Standing Committee.
Sources told the Epoch Times Newspaper, to speed up the
purging of Jiang’s blood-debt clan and defeat other factions,
Hu Jintao was considering whether or not to adopt
the 7-seat plan in the standing committee.
Removing the controversial members may help Hu to better
control the situation, say sources.
Liu Yinquan: “A 7-seat Standing Committee is favorable for
Hu’s Youth League—Hu will cut seats from Jiang’s clique.
I think Hu feels more certain about dominating a 7-member
Standing Committee.
Another candidate is expected, beyond Xi Jinping,
Li Keqiang, and Li Yuanchao.
I figure that Wang Yang also has a high potential, and
Liu Yandong is a probable candidate, too.”
The CCP Politburo’s Standing Committee had 7 members
at its 14th and 15th congresses, but at the 16th congress,
Jiang Zemin added Li Changchun and Luo Gan into this
top decision-making body, turning it into a 9-seat plan.
Luo Gan was at that time, the head of the Political and Legal
Affairs Committee (PLAC).
It was the first time, the PLAC was raised to the top level.
At the17th CCP congress in 2007, Jiang Zemin squeezed
Zhou Yongkang into the 9-member Standing Committee
in order to continue his policy of persecuting Falun Gong.
After Hu Jintao took power—except for Wen Jiabao—
the Politburo Standing Committee’s 7 members were mainly
from Jiang’s clique, including Wu Bangguo, Jia Qinglin,
Zhou Yongkang, He Guoqiang, and Li Changchun.
Liu Yinyuan, Chair of Chinese Social Democratic Party, says
Jiang Zemin’s plan aims to constrain and fight Hu Jintao.
Liu Yinyuan: “Over the last 10 years, it’s been really hard
for Hu Jintao to do anything.
Here and there, Hu has been subjected to the constraints of
Jiang’s clique.
Especially when Jiang Zemin was healthy and Zeng
Qinghong played a part, they held in Hu Jintao very tightly.
So many ideas from Hu Jintao were not put into practice."
Earlier, fugitive Lai Changxing was extradited back to China.
Outside observers speculated that Hu Jintao’s move
aimed to restrict Jiang’s clique.
Jia Qinglin, Chairman of the CCP Political Consultative
Conference, is reportedly implicated in Lai Changxing’s case.
Jia is reported to have actively supported the decisions
of Hu and Wen to oust Bo Xilai.
The blood-debt clan representative, Zhou Yongkang,
was exposed for his secret plot with Bo Xilai to seize
the CCP’s top power, making it widely believed that
Hu and Wen have been trying to remove Zhou Yongkang.
The South China Morning Post reported that, based on past
experience, it can be speculated that the list of candidates
for the CCP’s Central Politburo and its Standing Committee
will not be finalized until this summer.
Afterwards the current and former CCP leaders will gather
in Beidaihe for their last chance to contend for power.
