斐济邮政与斐济中国文化中心合作发行兔年生肖邮票******
中新网北京1月18日电 (记者 潘旭临)记者18日从斐济中国文化中心获悉，由斐济邮政与斐济中国文化中心合作发行的2023兔年生肖邮票，于当地时间18日在斐济中国文化中心举行发行仪式。这是自2016年以来，斐济邮政与斐济中国文化中心连续第8年合作发行生肖邮票。
右起：王旭光先生、柯林·索瓦尼·雅巴克先生、阿尼鲁达·班索德博士、韩小燕出席发行仪式。 桑钦龙 摄本套兔年生肖邮票共四枚，设计创意来源于中国剪纸，将中国生肖兔文化和斐济民族文化相结合。邮票的边框采用了斐济传统的玛西布(masi)图样，生肖兔剪纸的镂空装饰结合使用斐济本地常见的扶桑花和中国牡丹，红色和金色烘托出中国新年的节日气氛，生动展现两国的民俗文化特色。首日封则选用了真实的兔子照片作为主体，与邮票形成表现形式上的反差，相得益彰。
据介绍，担任这套兔年生肖邮票的设计师是由南京市文化和旅游局推荐，具有丰富的邮票设计经验。邮票设计均富含中国和斐济两国文化的特色，承载了交流文化、加深友谊的美好寓意。
当地一位女子展示首日封。 桑钦龙 摄活动主办方还将两国历年合作的生肖邮票精心装裱，作为常设展览向公众开放。
中国驻斐济使馆临时代办王旭光先生、斐济教育遗产艺术部文化遗产艺术司司长兼国家档案馆馆长柯林·索瓦尼·雅巴克先生、斐济邮政执行总裁阿尼鲁达·班索德博士、斐济中国文化中心主任韩小燕等共同出席了兔年生肖邮票发行仪式。
在发行仪式上，斐济中国文化中心主任韩小燕表示，中斐合作发行的生肖邮票已经成为两国文化的信使，穿梭于世界各地，每一枚邮票都融入了中斐两国文化的元素。斐济中国文化中心与斐济邮政因为一年又一年的合作，使双方人民对彼此的文化更加熟悉和更加理解。
斐济邮政执行总裁阿尼鲁达·班索德博士表示，感谢斐济中国文化中心高效率的工作，让这次兔年邮票发行活动举办得非常圆满成功。斐济中国文化中心把中国优秀文化带到斐济，也深受斐济人民的喜欢。斐济邮政和斐济中国文化中心通过合作发行十二生肖邮票的形式，也促进了两国人民的相互了解。
当日，“欢乐春节·兔年剪纸大赛”颁奖仪式和“发现中国冰雪之美”摄影艺术展开幕式同期举行。(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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