重庆代表委员建言西部金融中心建设******
中新网重庆1月17日电(刘心羽 韩璐)2023重庆市政府工作报告提出，未来五年要加快建设西部金融中心。此间的重庆两会上，多位重庆市人大代表、政协委员聚焦金融发展热议建言。
2022年12月，重庆市人民政府办公厅、四川省人民政府办公厅联合发布《成渝共建西部金融中心规划联合实施细则》，提出加快建设立足中国西部、面向东亚和东南亚、南亚，服务共建“一带一路”国家和地区的西部金融中心，明确58项具体措施，内容涉及引进境内外金融机构、深化境内外金融市场互联互通、稳妥创新跨境资本流动管理等。
重庆市六届人大一次会议江北代表团在一份集体议案中提出，重庆市江北区正以金融机构和金融功能“双集聚”为主线，全力打造西部金融中心核心承载区，计划在该区江北嘴建设西部金融广场和金融大数据中心，建设西南唯一的金融主题广场，打造特有金融品牌展示载体，全方位展示重庆金融改革发展成果。
议案称，重庆市江北区已形成以金融业为核心，以商贸、专业服务为支撑，以信息服务、战略性新兴产业为补充的多元立体产业结构，是重庆最有条件建成西部金融中心核心承载区的区域。
图为重庆市六届人大一次会议江北代表团审议重庆市人大常委会工作报告现场。 重庆市江北区人大常委会信息中心供图“目前成渝地区的金融业在体量和专业化程度上仍然需要大力推动合作创新，提升金融业发展能级。”重庆市政协港澳委员、英国在线支付公司亚太区总经理施伯雄接受中新网记者采访时说，金融科技有很强发展潜力，重庆可用好香港国际金融中心优质资源，加强港渝两地在金融科技方面的创新合作，加速西部金融中心建设。
施伯雄介绍，香港拥有高度市场化、与国际接轨的资本市场和金融基建，完善的配套服务，成熟的金融生态圈，能为内地金融市场双向开放提供高效管道，同时承担防火墙作用，为内地发展提供资金、缓释风险。
“香港和重庆如果能加强跨境银行、关联支付等关键领域的创新合作，会有效推动西部企业跨境业务快速增长。”施伯雄还建议，港渝两地可合作推进数字人民币在香港落地实践、提高跨境支付或汇款的效率、推动两地消费升级和产业升级。
“港渝两地应不断加强联动，探索建立符合双方共同利益的金融科技合作模式，在金融领域优势互补、资源共享。”施伯雄说。(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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