香港中联办主任郑雁雄拜会特首李家超******
中新社香港1月17日电 中央人民政府驻香港特别行政区联络办公室(香港中联办)主任郑雁雄17日上午到礼宾府拜会香港特区行政长官李家超，向他致以新春祝福。李家超再次对郑雁雄出任香港中联办主任和香港特区国安委国家安全事务顾问表示欢迎，双方就当前香港社会形势和如何推进香港由治及兴进行了交流。
1月17日，中央人民政府驻香港特别行政区联络办公室主任郑雁雄（左）到礼宾府拜会香港特区行政长官李家超，向他致以新春祝福。 中新社记者 李志华 摄据香港中联办发布的消息，郑雁雄谈到，自己担任驻港国安公署署长期间，和李家超行政长官合作密切。担任中联办主任之后，将带领全体同仁一如既往，进一步加强与行政长官和特区政府的常态化沟通，广泛听取香港社会各界的意见，充分尊重、全力支持行政长官和特区政府依法施政。
交流中双方一致认为，香港正处在从由乱到治走向由治及兴的新阶段，要全面准确、坚定不移贯彻“一国两制”方针，维护宪法和基本法确定的特别行政区宪制秩序，坚持中央全面管治权和保障特别行政区高度自治权相统一，落实“爱国者治港”原则。要发挥香港优势和特点，大力发展经济、改善民生，不断增强发展动能，促进香港长期繁荣稳定。要主动对接“十四五”规划、粤港澳大湾区建设和“一带一路”高质量发展等国家战略，更好融入国家发展大局。双方坚信，有中央对香港的关心关怀，有强大祖国作坚强后盾，有香港社会各界的共同努力，香港一定能巩固当前“治”的局面，增强“兴”的动能，进一步开创由治及兴新局面，在中华民族伟大复兴的历史进程中作出新的更大贡献。
香港特区行政长官办公室同日发布消息称，李家超在会面中表示，很有信心与郑雁雄主任共同全面准确贯彻落实“一国两制”、“港人治港”、高度自治方针，维护宪法和香港基本法确定的特区宪制秩序，落实“爱国者治港”原则，积极融入国家发展大局，巩固国际一流大都会地位。
李家超指出，郑雁雄主任熟悉广东省的情况，在协助香港更好融入国家发展大局及参与大湾区建设方面必定事半功倍，踏上更高台阶。(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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