在皖外籍人士沉浸式体验中国年味******
中新网合肥1月19日电 (记者 赵强 张强)“按照中国民俗文化十二生肖，我是属兔的，今年是我本命年。能近距离体验中国传统文化、感受中国过年氛围非常开心。”来自阿塞拜疆的安徽大学留学生王梓18日对中新网记者说。
当日下午，“玉兔迎春、四海同庆”在皖外籍人士新春团拜会在安徽省合肥市举行，在皖外籍专家、企业外籍员工、外国留学生和国外商会驻合肥机构代表等欢聚一堂，共叙友谊、共谋发展。
外籍人士体验中国剪纸 赵强 摄活动期间，大家集体参观了位于合肥经开区的国际会客厅。包饺子、写春联、贴窗花，观看黄梅戏表演……来自世界各地不同文化背景的外籍人士一起感受浓浓中国年味，共同喜迎癸卯新年的到来。
王梓介绍，今年是他第三次在中国过春节，活动现场，他写了一个大大的楷体“福”字，动手包了两个饺子，并通过社交平台把成果发给家人。“随着中国优化调整疫情防控措施，我想明年回国看看父母。这里机遇很多，对学习计算机的我来说，能轻松找到不错的工作。”
在皖外籍人士包饺子 赵强 摄外籍员工代表、大众汽车(安徽)有限公司安保总监罗素认为，中国春节是一个具有吉祥意义的节日，因为在中国的文化里，春节是每个家庭一年一度团圆的盛会。他非常喜欢春节文化，尤其是在春节前后可以看到大街上都是喜庆的红色，令人感到愉悦。
“我在中国已经度过了两个春节，我也感受到了中国政府对人民的关怀，比如春节期间，私家车上高速公路是免费的。”罗素说，今年春节他将和好友一起去厦门度假，这是一个非常好的春节体验。
在皖外籍人士展示书写的“福”字 赵强 摄来自俄罗斯的基里尔•波莱特金，刚到安徽不足两个月，目前在合肥工业大学从事研究工作，首次在中国过春节的他表示，合肥是一座开放的城市，也是一个非常适合从事研究的地方。“能够亲身参与包饺子、写对联和贴窗花等春节活动，感觉很棒。”
该活动由安徽省人民政府外事办公室、安徽省教育厅、安徽省科技厅共同主办，合肥市人民政府外事办公室、合肥经开区管委会、合肥市文联及安庆再芬黄梅艺术剧院共同协办。(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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