重庆港澳委员向均羚献智渝港合作发展：优势独特 蕴含机遇******
中新网重庆1月16日电 (郭虹 刘心羽)“香港和重庆一直是发展的好伙伴。我愿积极推动港渝两地经贸交流活动，与3400万重庆人民一道拥抱新时代、迈步新征程、共建新重庆。”此间举行的重庆两会上，重庆市政协港澳委员、重庆市港澳顾问、香港重庆总会副会长向均羚15日接受中新网记者专访时对港渝多领域合作充满期待。
作为土生土长的香港人，向均羚对重庆却情有独钟：“重庆是山清水秀美丽之城，也是我非常喜欢的一个城市，它有一种高科技和古文化相结合的感觉，在文旅、城市形象方面具有自己的独特优势。”她认为，重庆拥有与香港不一样的厚重历史感，而香港在对外交流、国际贸易等方面拥有更多优势，港渝之间拥有互利互动的巨大商机。
此次重庆市政府工作报告提出，未来5年将构建优质高效的服务业新体系，大力发展金融、物流、会展、商贸、文旅等产业，深化服务业扩大开放综合试点，加快建设西部金融中心、国际消费中心城市、内陆现代服务业发展先行区，打造富有巴蜀特色的国际消费目的地和世界知名文化旅游目的地。
图为重庆市政协港澳委员向均羚在重庆留影。 受访者供图深耕影视文化行业的向均羚认为，重庆城市山水相依、渊远厚重的巴蜀文化是建设国际消费中心城市的有利条件。“拉动消费不仅是购买力的问题，更为重要的是消费者在消费过程中获得的品质感，让其感受到物有所值，甚至物超所值。”她建言重庆可以考虑与香港互动合作举办大型旅游节、汇演、巡游等活动，“常年举办刺激消费的活动，吸引越来越多的国内外人士来到重庆”。
“香港是重庆最大的外资来源地，也是重庆走向世界的最佳平台，可以把更多的重庆‘风味’、重庆成就、重庆故事通过香港向世界传播。”向均羚说。
开展港澳合作，离不开港澳人才的智力支撑。向均羚认为“重庆市对港澳人才的吸引力数之不尽”，并对港澳人才引进来、留下来、开展科研、离休生活都提出思考。“我港澳的朋友只要来过重庆的，就不会只来一次。这就是重庆市的吸引力。”向均羚说，“重庆城市现代化做得好，重庆人文明有礼，航空及高铁使港澳往来便利。要吸引顶尖人才到重庆工作，就要让他们愿意举家搬到重庆居住。”她建议重庆建设完善达到国际化标准的高端学校、医院、养老院及游乐园、主题公园、生态旅游等配套，举办国际级竞技活动，“要让来的人才感觉重庆是他的家”。
作为香港林伟展律师事务所创始人及高级合伙人，向均羚建议重庆可适时引进香港法律界人士协助建设完善法治环境，港澳法律界人士可以在重庆提供法律服务，协助有法律争议的外商在重庆进行仲裁。她还建议重庆与香港未来可以加强开拓科研事务合作，在科研生产力转化、招揽科研人才等方面互利互动。
向均羚告诉记者，近年香港在高端医学及其他科创事项上屡获殊荣，香港特区政府在科技园建设上赋予了大量资源支持。“只要你的业务及公司规模符合进驻科技园的资格，香港政府只收取低廉租金。对重庆有志在香港从事科技产业的公司应该有很大吸引力。”(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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