海外网评：美国政客的拙劣反华表演违背历史潮流******
当地时间1月10日，美国会众议院通过决议成立“中国特设委员会”，以应对中国对美国构成的所谓“多方面威胁”。1月11日，中国外交部发言人汪文斌回应称，希望美方有关人士客观理性看待中国和中美关系，从美国自身利益和中美共同利益出发，同中方相向而行，推动发展相互尊重、和平共处、合作共赢的中美关系。
该委员会的成立是第118届美国国会众议院正式开议后通过的第二项决议。如此着急地成立这样一个委员会，暴露了麦卡锡是多么急于稳定和巩固自己的地位。对一个用了4天时间、经历了15轮投票才勉强当选的众议长来说，麦卡锡第一时间展现强硬对华立场，无非是要表现他“兑现”了在中期选举前许下的“承诺”，也是为了安抚共和党内那些一直反对他出任议长的最极端、最激进的议员。从这个角度来说，新国会通过的第二项决议便赤裸裸地针对中国，其中的政治表演成分实在太过明显。
值得注意的是，成立该委员会的决议在众议院以压倒性的优势获得通过。在政治极化、两党高度对立的美国，两党竟然只能在对华议题上找到“共识”，足见当下弥漫在华盛顿政治圈的对华焦虑是多么严重。两党政客的这种合流很可能将中美关系推向更危险的激流险滩。彭博社评论说，这反映出美国政客中存在一种普遍情绪，要求采取对抗性策略来遏制世界第二大经济体。全球咨询公司特内尔常务董事加布里埃尔·维尔道撰文说，这个新的特别委员会所带来的政治压力，可能会迫使拜登政府对中国采取更加强硬的立场，影响到那些在中国开展业务的跨国公司。
沉迷于政治表演的美国政客们该睁眼看看，持续破坏中美关系的行为，最终也会令美国自身受伤。以特朗普时代实施的至今仍未解除的对华关税措施为例，美国民间反关税组织“关税损害美国”的数据显示，迄今为止，美国政府发动的关税大战已经给美国农业、零售业、制造业、商业及消费者造成了超1340亿美元损失。彼得森国际经济研究所2022年10月发布的报告指出，关税损害了美国的制造业产业、就业和出口，也在一定程度上损害了美国公司在美国和国际市场上的竞争力。在题为《在中国问题上，国会是自己最大敌人》的文章中，彭博社专栏作家米希尔·夏马尔表示，美国（对中国）筑起高墙，导致本国企业损失数十亿美元。世界各国都认识到全球化对提高各国竞争力和繁荣至关重要。不幸的是，美国政界太多人忘记了这一点。
美国政客的拙劣反华表演违背和平、发展、合作、共赢的历史潮流。中美关系今天出现的种种困局，与美国政客始终难以摒弃“冷战思维”密切相关，始终沉溺于大国对抗和“冷战胜利者”幻象中的美国，该醒醒了。（聂舒翼）
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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