万千新气象 携手谱写中巴关系新篇章******
新年伊始,万象更新,中国和巴西关系也展现出新气象。1月1日,中国国家副主席王岐山作为习近平主席特别代表,率团赴巴出席卢拉新政府就职仪式。王岐山副主席转交了习近平主席的亲署函,并分别同卢拉总统、阿尔克明副总统和卸任副总统莫朗举行了会晤。巴西国家电视台发布的视频中,王岐山副主席和卢拉总统友好拥抱,双手紧握,并共同向镜头竖起大拇指,充分彰显着两国间的亲密友谊和双方对中巴关系不断发展的期待。
不久前,中巴相继完成国内重大政治议程。中国共产党第二十次全国代表大会胜利召开,选举产生了以习近平同志为核心的新一届中央领导集体,并对未来一段时期中国党和国家各项事业发展做出了战略部署。巴西顺利完成政府换届,卢拉新一届政府框架已经成型,正致力于推动全社会广泛参与政治,共建更加公平、民主、团结的巴西。
此访对双方而言既是新互动,也是再相逢。两国高层保持密切交往,习近平主席于2014年、2019年两次访问巴西。卢拉总统在2003年至2010年任期内3次访华。王岐山担任国务院副总理期间曾于2012年访问巴西,并长期担任中巴高层协调与合作委员会中方主席,同巴西副总统共主持3次全会。此次访巴期间,王岐山副主席和卢拉总统亲切交谈,一见如故,再叙双方友谊佳话。
中巴两国都是具有全球影响的发展中大国和重要新兴市场国家,天然地拥有广泛的共同语言。历经近半个世纪,中巴关系已发展为成熟活跃的发展中大国关系,长期保持快速稳定发展。新形势下,双方在既有坚实友谊基础上开启友好互动,中巴关系发展更加值得期待。
中巴政治互信不断增强。两国元首亲自关心和推动中巴关系发展。习近平主席在亲署函中表示高度重视中巴全面战略伙伴关系发展,愿从战略高度和长远角度,引领和推动中巴全面战略伙伴关系迈向更高水平,更好造福两国和两国人民。卢拉总统则表示期待率团访华,与中方进一步深化各领域务实合作,增进两国人民友谊,推动巴中关系再上新台阶。
中巴务实合作成果丰硕。中国连续13年保持巴西最大贸易伙伴和最大出口市场地位,巴西是中国在拉美最大投资目的国。双方在基础设施、农牧业、能矿、电力、汽车制造等传统领域积累了丰硕的合作成果,在科技创新、数字经济、绿色经济等新兴领域合作不断取得新进展。中巴务实合作在不断拉紧两国利益纽带的同时,也为双方人民带来实实在在的好处。
中巴人文交流频繁密切。中华文明讲究兼收并蓄、相得益彰。卢拉总统在就职演讲中说:“巴西的灵魂在于无与伦比的文化多样性。”民族文化对于多样和包容的重视,使得两国民众天然地容易彼此欣赏。巴西是中国人心中的桑巴和足球王国,中国城市中也可以见到越来越多的巴西柔术馆。功夫、茶、美食等中国文化元素在巴西广为人知,中国的电视剧、综艺、短视频也吸引着越来越多的巴西年轻人的关注。
中巴多边战略协调持续深化。卢拉总统在就职仪式演讲中表示,巴西愿推进对美国、欧洲、中国、非洲等对话,加强金砖合作,希望重新成为应对气候变化等领域的领头羊。中国积极践行共商共建共享的全球治理观,大力推动金砖伙伴关系建设,同各方一道积极参与应对气候变化全球治理。两国必将继续共同捍卫真正的多边主义,维护广大发展中国家的共同利益。
有理由相信,新形势下中巴两国必将携手实现新发展,共谱友谊新篇章。(易凡)
中新网评:美国众议长选举“连续剧”暴露美式民主痼疾******
中新网北京1月9日电(蒋鲤)在15轮投票表决后,美国众议院议长选举这场“连续剧”终于落下帷幕,众议院共和党领袖凯文•麦卡锡最终成功当选第55任美国众议院议长。这是美国国会过去164年来耗时最久的一次议长选举记录,将美国“对抗式民主”的弊端暴露无遗。
由于两党对立加剧、党派内斗、利益分配不均等因素,众议长选举陷入一场拉锯战。在此次众议长竞选中,美国民主党议员继续抱团,多轮投票中,一票不投麦卡锡,共和党右翼“强硬派”领头的约20人小团体也拒绝投票麦卡锡。
麦卡锡的当选之路一波三折,除了本人的“政治投机派”角色在国会不受欢迎外,与共和党内部政治分歧关系密切。
一方面,共和党党内反对者认为,麦卡锡对民主党态度过于软弱,无力对抗民主党控制的参议院和拜登政府,另一方面,因为共和党的多数优势微弱,党内一些影响力较小的派系的政治力量则被放大,有利于他们巩固自己的选票。
此外,党内反对者也认为,自己的选票没有换取更多利益,希望以此作为筹码换取麦卡锡更大的让步,比如让他们获得众议院重要委员会中的职务。
作为仅次于美国总统、副总统的政坛三号人物,众议院议长通常由众议院多数党领袖担任,选举几乎没有悬念。然而,麦卡锡此次为当选,不得不做出多个关键让步,其中可能包括恢复一项罢黜议长动议机制,使得众议长的权力被削弱,难以掌控众议院。
美国有线电视新闻网CNN称,麦卡锡在这场不合时宜的政治勒索中作出让步,这种绥靖政策只会让极端主义势力更加强大。
这场引发全世界围观的尴尬选举暴露出美国政治存在严重的对立和分化。在权力博弈思维的裹挟下,党派利益凌驾于国家和人民利益之上,美国两党相互拆台,陷入“为反对而反对”的无脑对垒。而即便是一党内,也会因为利益分配问题产生不同的小派系,相互对抗,选票变成了谋利益的工具。
从国会山骚乱到打破记历史记录的15轮众议长选举,“对抗式民主”让美国政治陷入瓶颈,长期对抗势必会让政客们丧失客观公正的判断能力,其政治阶层是否有能力治理国家也会引发质疑。
两党之争和党派内斗进一步放大了美国政治体制弊病,美国所谓的“民主”形象,让全世界大跌眼镜。鼓吹以选民利益为先的美式选举,变成了政客们利益置换的游戏,进一步彰显出美国“民主政治”日渐失能,不断极化的党争已使美国政治制度陷入死循环。
House speaker election reveals deep-rooted problems in U.S. democracy
(ECNS) -- The Republican leader Kevin McCarthy was elected as the 55th speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives after 15 ballots. As the most grueling House speaker election in the past 164 years, the election has highlighted the defects of the country’s "confrontational democracy".
The election once reached a stalemate due to intense partisan strife, inner-party struggle among the Republicans, uneven distribution of interests, and more. Democratic Party members forged a close alliance, refusing to vote for McCarthy, while about 20 Republicans also declined to cast ballots for the GOP leader.
Except for his unpopular role as a "political speculator" in Congress, McCarthy’s hard-won election can be attributed to turmoil within the Republican Party.
On the one hand, opponents in the Republican Party believe that the GOP leader's attitude toward the Democrats is too weak to confront the Senate controlled by Democrats and the Biden administration.
On the other hand, the political power of some less influential factions in the Republican Party has been amplified due to the Party’s weak majority advantage in the House of Representatives, which is conducive to consolidating their ticket warehouses.
Meanwhile, these opponents believe that their votes failed to win them more benefits, hoping to use this as a bargaining chip for McCarthy's further concessions, such as getting them positions in important House Committees.
As the third political figure after the President and Vice President of the U.S., the speaker, by tradition, is the head of the majority party in the House of Representatives.
But McCarthy has made many concessions in order to bring the ultra conservatives along, involving what’s known as the “motion to vacate,” a mechanism by which members can force a vote to depose the speaker. The reported concessions will empower individual members at the expense of McCarthy’s sway as speaker.
CNN thought the concessions he made during this unseemly political shakedown would only make the extremist faction more powerful.
This embarrassing election, which has drawn global attention, exposed the serious opposition and polarization in American politics. Both Democrats and Republicans put their interests before that of the country and its people, attacking and opposing each other irrationally.
Besides, different factions arise within a single party and confront each other because of the distribution of interests. Votes have become a tool to win more benefits.
From Capitol riots to the House Speaker election with record-breaking ballots, "confrontational democracy" has become a bottleneck of American politics. Long-term confrontation will surely impede politicians to think objectively and fairly while their capacity of governing the country will also raise doubts among the public.
Both parties’ struggle and infighting among the Republicans have further amplified the defects of the American political system, with its "democratic" image shocking the world.
The U.S.-style election, which advocates putting voters' interests first, has become a game of interest exchange among politicians. In addition, it further demonstrates the malfunction of American "democratic politics" and the constantly polarized party struggle that has trapped the American political system into an infinite cycle.
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