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驻英国使馆举办2023年“欢乐春节” 新闻发布会******
中新网1月19日电 据中国驻英国大使馆微信公众号消息，2023年1月17日，2023年英国“欢乐春节”系列活动新闻发布会在驻英使馆文化处举行。来自英国科学博物馆、伦敦爱乐乐团、伦敦华埠商会、英国国家海事博物馆及格林尼治皇家天文台、布里斯托市政府、泽西岛政府、爱丁堡市政府、爱丁堡旅游局、欧亚交流协会、皇家威尔士音乐与戏剧学院、中英国际音乐节、英国中国美食节和伯明翰、曼彻斯特等地的十余家活动主办方代表，以及人民日报、新华社、中央广播电视总台、CGTN、中国日报、人民网、环球时报、欧洲时报等媒体记者与会。
新闻发布会首先播放了杨晓光临时代办的致辞视频。他代表郑泽光大使和中国驻英国使馆向2023年“欢乐春节”活动在全球的启动表示热烈祝贺，表示“欢乐春节”是传承中国传统文化的庆典，是东西方文明交流互鉴的盛会。近年来英国各地持续开展丰富多彩的“欢乐春节”活动，其秉承的4H理念(Hope、Home、Harmony、Health)受到了在英民众的广泛认可，加深了中英两国人民的相互理解。2023年，希望通过“欢乐春节”这一全球品牌，中英两国将能够增进交流，扩大合作，推动双边关系取得新发展。
使馆新闻发言人、公使衔参赞毕海波主持发布会。文化处公使衔参赞李立言介绍了2023年英国“欢乐春节”活动整体情况，驻伦敦旅游办事处主任薛伶出席了发布会。李立言表示，今年全英“欢乐春节”系列活动遍及伦敦、爱丁堡、伯明翰、布里斯托等8个城市，由近20家政府部门、友好团体和文化艺术机构主办，集中在春节前后一个月开展大小近百余项活动，内容十分丰富。这些“欢乐春节”活动的举办不仅有助于增进英国民众对中国文化艺术和旅游资源的深入了解，彰显东西方文明交流互鉴的魅力，而且有利于促进两国民间友好，推动中英关系健康发展。
2023年，英国“欢乐春节”系列活动在疫情后首次以线下活动为主，并打造了“伦敦+”模式，即以伦敦为中心，覆盖伯明翰、布里斯托、卡迪夫、爱丁堡、格拉斯哥、泽西岛、曼彻斯特，活动主要包括：“伦敦眼”为中国春节点亮、英国国家海事博物馆及格林尼治皇家天文台中国新年庆典、《敦煌•慈悲颂》英国首演暨伦敦爱乐乐团新春音乐会、特拉法加广场中国春节庆典、英国科学博物馆“科学春晚”、重庆美食文化海外推广体验等系列活动，伯明翰“肖荻与友中国新春系列晚会”，布里斯托市政府兔年新春活动，卡迪夫、伦敦和格拉斯哥“沈洋新春音乐会”，爱丁堡中国新年音乐会及中国新年灯光秀、爱丁堡中国新年庆典，泽西岛政府春节庆典，曼彻斯特春节活动，中英国际音乐节线上活动等。
发布会上还播放了著名钢琴家、2023“欢乐春节”文化大使郎朗专程为本次活动发来的视频贺辞，各主办机构代表分别介绍了准备开展的春节文化活动情况，媒体记者进行了现场采访。英国皇家伯明翰音乐学院钢琴系教授肖荻最后还演奏了《春节序曲》《浏阳河》等大家耳熟能详的中国民族乐曲，将现场嘉宾带入了喜迎兔年新春的热烈气氛中。(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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