四川2022年前11月FDI达32.78亿美元 外企将加大投入******
中新社成都1月6日电 (单鹏)四川省经济合作局6日发布数据显示，2022年1月至11月，四川外商直接投资(FDI)32.78亿美元，同比增长22.27%，其中高技术产业FDI到资14.77亿美元、同比增长48.81%。
据悉，该数据在6日于成都举行的“天府投资汇”(第二期)——在川外商投资企业早餐会(简称早餐会)上披露。此次早餐会由四川省经济合作局主办，邀请戴尔科技集团、现代商用汽车(中国)有限公司、阿斯利康制药有限公司等11家在川外商投资企业负责人共进早餐、共话发展。
跨国公司是推动经济发展的重要力量，四川吸收和利用外资水平不断增强。当日早餐会上，戴尔科技集团全球副总裁张耀华透露，戴尔成都工厂年产量近1500万台，已成为戴尔全球最大的生产基地。德国思爱普公司(SAP)西南区总经理刘克兵谈道，该公司一直把四川作为其中国投资和战略发展重点，现已在川投资建立SAP(四川)产业赋能中心和SAP(眉山)数字化赋能中心。
早餐会上，在川外商投资企业负责人表示，将加大对包括四川在内的中国西部地区的投入。阿斯利康制药有限公司中国区副总裁刘谦表示，阿斯利康中国接下来将持续加大对中国西部地区的投入。阿斯利康西部区域总部也将大力开展与智慧医疗、中西医结合现代化发展相关的业务布局，推动四川和成都生物医药创新发展，更好地满足当地患者日益增长的健康需求。
现代商用汽车(中国)有限公司常务副总经理尹知汉表示，目前氢燃料电池车处于示范应用初期阶段，希望与中国整车、工程机械、造船、发电机等有发动机和白车身需求的生产企业建立联系。
友邦人寿四川分公司总经理姚乃伟表示，该公司的设立和发展离不开中国金融业对外开放政策支持，也受益于四川和成都优质的营商环境。下一步，该公司将持续加大投入力度，在川内开拓分支机构，提供更多就业岗位和优质的保险服务。
据了解，“天府投资汇”——在川投资企业家早餐会于去年10月正式启动。该活动旨在以早餐会“零距离、面对面”的方式，倾听外来企业家需求与建议，进一步畅通政企交流渠道、助力企业纾困解难。2023年，四川将持续深入实施外资项目招引、外资企业服务等专项行动，为广大外资企业打造更广阔的发展空间。(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.
