中越边民联欢迎春节 一兔一猫送祝福******
中新社云南红河1月19日电 (陈静)“祝大家兔年吉祥，猫年如意！”18日晚，随着中越两国主持人的响亮开场，2023年中越跨国春节联欢晚会暨边民大联欢活动在云南省红河州河口县拉开帷幕。这是新冠疫情发生以来，双方首次恢复举办跨国春晚。
图为联欢晚会现场。陈静 摄晚会现场，来自中国和越南的政府、企业、民间代表齐聚一堂，共赏由云南省红河州歌舞团、国门文化群众文艺队、越南老街省民族艺术歌舞团、越南莱州省艺术文化中心等演员带来的歌舞、杂技表演。
春节是中越两国共同的节日，中国即将迎来兔年，越南将迎猫年，兔、猫两只巨型玩偶成为晚会的焦点，表演节目、送出祝福，吸引无数嘉宾、市民合影留念。
地处中国西南的云南省红河州有3个县与越南老街省、莱州省山水相连，边境线长848公里。2017年至2020年，中国河口与越南老街连续四年举办跨国春晚。
2023年中越跨国春节联欢晚会暨边民大联欢活动由红河州人民政府、云南省人民对外友好协会、越南驻昆明总领事馆、越南老街省人民委员会、越南莱州省人民委员会共同主办。活动于1月18日至19日分别在河口县、老街市举行，其间同步举办中越党政代表团春节互访和会谈会晤、招商推介、跨境旅游和经贸考察、新闻工作交流等活动。
“随着两国疫情防控措施相继优化调整，曾经沉寂的中越边城迎来欣欣向荣的美好景象。”红河州副州长许高红在18日举行的招商推介会上表示。作为1月8日河口口岸恢复通关后当地召开的首场招商推介会，10对中越企业线下签约，总金额4.37亿美元；12对中越企业线上签约，总金额5.93亿美元。
“口岸开放后，希望有更多机会邀请中国企业到越南考察，组织越南企业到中国了解市场，双方携手合作，实现共赢。”越南宝儿进出口独资有限责任公司总经理阮春碟曾在云南师范大学学习，如今在越南从事物流及进出口贸易。他说，越南和中国的文化有诸多共通之处，此次受邀参加边民联欢，提前感受到了浓浓的“年味”。
“我在中国的生肖是兔，在越南的生肖是猫，即将迎来‘本命年’。”在河口生活的越南人潘氏春秋已与中国丈夫养育了三个孩子，她说，“越南是我的故乡，中国是我的家。希望两国进一步深化合作，让两国民众的日子越过越红火。”(完)
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。  资料图：美国众议院共和党领袖麦卡锡。中新社记者 沙晗汀 摄由于两党对立加剧、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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