华灯辞旧岁 玉兔迎新春！“2023欢乐春节”在瑞典开启******
中新网1月17日电 1月14日，斯德哥尔摩中国文化中心张灯结彩、宾客盈门，“2023欢乐春节”活动于此拉开帷幕。中国驻瑞大使崔爱民和夫人李丽红，文化参赞兼斯德哥尔摩中国文化中心主任陈晓，瑞典莉拉音乐学院创始人妮娜·芭拉比娜(Nina Balabina)，瑞文化艺术界、教育界人士以及在瑞华侨华人约150人出席活动。
舞狮伴着喜庆的锣鼓在文化中心大门外欢迎来宾，“2023欢乐春节”活动在《欢喜迎新春 亮丽内蒙古》短片中拉开帷幕。崔爱民在致辞中指出，今年是“欢乐春节”连续20年在瑞典举办。20年来，中瑞两国人民在这里相遇相知，两国文化在这里互鉴互赏，充分体现了中瑞文化都具有强大的包容性和开放性。
图片来源：斯德哥尔摩中国文化中心崔爱民介绍，中国春节文化的本质是“天人合一”，体现了人与人、人与自然和谐相处的文化。所以，在国际交往上，中国主张世界各国应尊重文明多样性，以文明交流超越文明隔阂、文明互鉴超越文明冲突、文明共存超越文明优越，共同应对各种全球性挑战，构建人类命运共同体。
图片来源：斯德哥尔摩中国文化中心瑞典莉拉音乐学院创始人妮娜·芭拉比娜表示音乐是全人类共同的语言，它直击心灵，没有国界。多年来，莉拉音乐学院与中国驻瑞典大使馆、斯德哥尔摩中国文化中心有着传统友谊。她希望在不久的将来再次带领学生访问中国，与中国艺术家和艺术教育界人士开展广泛交流。
图片来源：斯德哥尔摩中国文化中心驻瑞典使馆文化参赞兼斯德哥尔摩中国文化中心主任陈晓在致辞中说，今天与各位嘉宾共庆第20届“欢乐春节”，是一件逢十成双的喜事，希望大家在新的一年吉祥如意。斯德哥尔摩中国文化中心成立于2016年，在过去的4年中已举办了近200场线上线下文化活动。中瑞两国文化在这里交流互鉴、美美与共。感谢各位嘉宾、各位朋友多年来对文化中心的大力支持。
图片来源：斯德哥尔摩中国文化中心随后崔爱民向莉拉音乐学院赠送了来自潍坊的串式老虎风筝。妮娜·芭拉比娜表示将把它陈列在学校博物馆，让更多的学生了解这件来自中国的艺术品。
一场融合中瑞文化元素、中西合璧的精彩文艺演出将活动推向高潮。中瑞两国艺术家的歌声或高亢嘹亮，或悠扬婉转，唱响了对春天的期盼；东西方乐器交响共鸣，饱含着对新年的美好祝福。现场嘉宾沉浸在优美的旋律中，不时报以热烈的掌声。
图片来源：斯德哥尔摩中国文化中心文艺演出后，意犹未尽的嘉宾继续观赏了《欢乐春节在内蒙》图片展。一幅幅精美的图片将人们带到地域辽阔、民风豪爽的内蒙古。这里的林海雪原让同为雪国的瑞典来宾感到亲切，而沙漠雪景、游牧渔猎、奶酒烧麦又让他们感到新奇，激发了他们极大的兴趣。
图片来源：斯德哥尔摩中国文化中心开幕式上，中国文化中心为嘉宾们准备了甘甜酥脆、满口留香的中式点心，为到场的贵宾和小朋友们赠送了欢春吉祥物小兔子，让来宾们带走了欢春T恤衫，令整场活动喜气洋洋，欢声笑语不断。
继开幕式之后，斯德哥尔摩中国文化中心将在中心各媒体平台继续推出《传承经典·新疆非遗》《中国味道 宁夏之旅》《安逸四川过大年》系列短视频、《秦时明月汉时关》丝绸之路图片展、《舞动丝路·陇上风华》云展播等精彩内容。“2023欢乐春节”活动将持续到二月五日元宵节。(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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