专家谈侨务工作如何凝心聚力谋新局******
(中共二十大·观察)专家谈侨务工作如何凝心聚力谋新局
中新社北京10月17日电 (记者 马海燕)“加强和改进侨务工作,形成共同致力民族复兴的强大力量。”中共二十大报告有关涉侨表述受到关注。接受本社记者采访的侨务专家称,相关表述折射出海外华侨华人在新征程上的作用愈发凸显,也对新时代如何做好侨务工作提出了新要求。
10月16日,中国共产党第二十次全国代表大会在北京人民大会堂隆重开幕。 中新社记者 盛佳鹏 摄中国共产党长期重视广大侨胞的独特作用,改革开放以来历届党代会报告均提及“海外侨胞”。暨南大学华侨华人研究院副院长陈奕平表示,6000多万华侨华人是中华儿女的重要组成部分,这既体现在报告开篇对新时代伟大成就参与者的致谢中,执政党从未忘记海外侨胞的贡献;又体现在提高国家治理体系和治理能力现代化中,应时而生的“大侨务”工作格局就是为了更好地为侨服务。
执政党对侨胞的期许也与党和国家的宏伟蓝图密切相关。十八大报告指出,落实党的侨务政策,支持海外侨胞、归侨侨眷关心和参与祖国现代化建设与和平统一大业;十九大报告指出,广泛团结联系海外侨胞和归侨侨眷,共同致力于中华民族伟大复兴。
中国华侨华人研究所所长张春旺表示,二十大报告中关于侨务工作的重要论述与十八大、十九大报告相比,既一脉相承,又有新的特点。为适应新征程的新要求,侨务工作不仅要“加强”,而且要“改进”,显示出侨务工作的重要性。我们要正确把握侨务工作的历史方位和重要使命。
在当下世情、国情、侨情发生深刻变化的情形下,如何加强和改进侨务工作?张春旺表示,一要注重工作的方式方法与策略,充分考虑海外侨胞的长期生存与发展;二要切实了解侨胞的需求与愿望,开展有针对性地为侨服务;三要发挥华侨华人沟通中外的渠道作用,促进中外文明交流互鉴。
中国华侨华人研究所副所长张秀明建议,应该加强对侨情变化的研究,关注海外侨胞的迫切诉求,增强为侨服务意识,创新为侨服务的理念与方式,更好地凝聚侨心、发挥侨力,真正“当好海外侨胞和归侨侨眷的贴心人,成为侨务工作的实干家”。
近年来,海外侨胞已发生结构性变化,新侨和华裔新生代渐成主体力量。如何培养其对中华民族和中华文化的认同感,成为沟通祖(籍)国与住在国的桥梁和纽带,被提上议事日程。
陈奕平说,无论出生在住在国的华裔新生代,还是改革开放后走出国门的新移民,都应该受到重视。应该加强对他们的联谊,增强其寻根意识,进而增强对中华文化的兴趣,引导其参与中国的现代化建设,分享改革发展红利,使他们自愿成为新一代中外交流的使者。
张秀明也认为,作为身处两个社会、横跨多种文明的跨国群体,海外侨胞的作用还可以进一步发挥。比如,可以发挥海外侨胞在传播中华文化、讲好中国故事方面的独特优势,还可以更好地发挥海外侨胞高层次人才众多、商业网络广泛、经济实力雄厚、联通中外的多方面优势。
要加强和改进侨务工作,还要维护侨胞权益。陈奕平表示,这既包括归侨合法权益,也包括海外侨胞的合法权益。疫情之下,许多侨胞面临困境,还承担了污名化下的种族歧视和精神压力,要了解海外侨胞生存发展面临的新挑战,回应他们的诉求,更好地为侨服务。
回望历史,在中国革命、建设和改革各个历史时期,海外侨胞都做出了重大贡献。多位专家均表示,在迈向全面建设社会主义现代化国家新征程中,海外侨胞同样不会缺席,一定能够“形成共同致力民族复兴的强大力量”。(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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