上海有序恢复出国（境）证件办理 办证窗口全量开放******
中新网上海1月9日电 (记者李姝徵)根据国家移民管理局关于1月8日起新型冠状病毒感染“乙类乙管”后优化移民管理政策措施的公告，上海公安出入境管理部门有序恢复出国(境)证件办理。
办证大厅咨询台内的工作人员正在接待前来询问办证事宜的民众。李姝徵 摄
9日是恢复办证后的首个工作日，当日9时，记者在上海市公安局出入境管理局办证大厅外看到，已有不少预约了当日办证的申请人来到出入境管理局办证大厅门口。经工作人员核验预约信息后，依次进入办理。
上海公安出入境管理部门有序恢复受理审批中国公民因出国旅游、访友申请普通护照，恢复办理内地居民旅游、商务赴港签注；恢复受理审批外国人申请普通签证延期、换发、补发，停留证件签发、换发、补发，居留证件签发、延期、换发、补发。
工作人员在解答申请人的问题。李姝徵 摄
“看到8日以后出国旅游、访友申办护照恢复办理了，刚好近期有出境游打算，就通过随申办提前进行了预约，预约好来办的话很方便。”一位现场申请人根据指引很快完成了护照申请流程。出境旅游、商务出行、探亲访友……记者在现场看到，因各种需求而前来办理业务的民众络绎不绝，窗口工作人员亦十分忙碌。
“我们按照窗口最大接待能力设置最大预约额度。首日的预约号基本全部约满，后续每日还会分时段分量动态放号。”据上海市公安局出入境管理局中国公民出国(境)证件管理处处长沈强介绍，申请人可按需提前10个工作日内进行预约，并按照预约时间前往预约办证点进行办理。
为有效应对办证高峰，出入境管理局进一步优化了办证流程，增加警力配备，上海全市20个出入境办证大厅的近150个受理窗口全量开放，一网通办平台、随申办APP及小程序、移民局APP及小程序均开放预约通道，引导申请人通过预约错峰办理，减少办证等候时间。
记者在现场看到，因各种需求而前来办理业务的民众络绎不绝，窗口工作人员亦十分忙碌。李姝徵 摄
办证大厅内设置了申请表打印、人像采集、预检取号、叫号办理的等流程区域；人像采集区还增设了两台自助拍照设备，以缓解高峰时段拍照人流积压。警方表示，对于老年人、未成年人等特殊群体及确有紧急事由的申请人，将通过开辟绿色通道予以办理。
出入境管理局办证大厅二楼开设专窗受理赴港单独签注申请。上海市户籍居民或持上海市居住证的外省市居民，可通过受理窗口提交旅游、商务等赴港单独签注申请。出入境管理局中国公民出国(境)证件管理处副处长侯晓文表示，目前，上海本市户籍居民经预约办理护照和港澳通行证及签注的需7个工作日，仅办理赴港单独签注的需5个工作日，外省市居民经预约办理护照、港澳通行证及签注或单独赴港签注的，办理时间均需10个工作日。并提醒申请人提前预留办证时间。
出入境管理部门建议，请近期尚无明确出国出境计划的申请人合理安排办证时间，待有需求后再预约办理。
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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