(新春走基层)“外籍女婿”张振汉的新年愿望:将“移动的家”驶向全球******
中新网济宁2月2日电 题:“外籍女婿”张振汉的新年愿望:将“移动的家”驶向全球
作者 吕妍
“在马来西亚我们也会过华人新年,习俗与中国南方比较相似。”马来西亚华人张振汉(Chong Chern Han)已连续8年留在山东济宁过年,除了包饺子、发红包等,身为“外籍女婿”的张振汉也将马来西亚华人庆祝新年特有的菜式“捞鱼生”带到了济宁的餐桌上,用以祈求来年好运发财。
2008年,张振汉被其所在的美国公司外派到深圳出任产品技术和质量监理,第一次来到中国的他看到了中国的发展潜力,便决定留在这里创业。2014年,他来到妻子的老家济宁定居,并与山东东岳专用汽车制造有限公司董事长张养训一起成立了山东奥斯登房车有限公司,就此架起了中国与国际房车合作的桥梁。
“房车也被称为‘移动的家’,能帮许多人实现环游世界的梦想,现在我成为了一名‘筑梦者’。”张振汉表示,中国作为全球私家车最多的国家,房车的保有量约20万辆,而美国则在1400万辆以上。近几年,露营经济快速发展,中国房车拥有量也呈现增长态势,作为新兴的消费市场在中国有着非常大的潜力。“宏观来看,中国房车市场预计3年到5年会迎来一个快速增长期,我期待中国的房车产业能冲进全球前几位。”
图为山东奥斯登房车有限公司生产的房车。 受访者供图“中国具备很多生产房车的优势,例如钢材、木材等资源丰富,中国的技术人员学习能力也很强,现在我们的团队已经完全本土化了。”张振汉说,创业之初推出的产品不符合当地人的生活需求,此后,公司每年都会派技术人员到海外去学习、考察。“我们对产品的改良贯穿在每一天,现在我们的产品也越来越符合国际市场的需求。”
近年来,张振汉带领团队先后研发30多款房车产品,拥有发明专利8项,外观、实用新型等专利69项,年产房车500多辆,在中国房车领域发展中起到了推动作用,尤其在智能一体化越野房车和智能野营房车的产品研发上填补中国国内空白。
“山东对外商和外资企业的支持力度越来越大,我也会推荐朋友来这里投资兴业。”张振汉说,从最初办个证件跑几个部门到现在办事效率大幅提升,政府提供“店小二”式的服务,业务办理实现数字化,每年都能收到新政策,城市的营商环境持续优化。
张振汉表示,公司目前正不断加大研发投入,将探索制造“远征式房车”,以更高端的技术打通全球房车市场。未来,公司将持续深耕国际市场,探路中国市场,引进先进生产设备,提高效率增加产能,让房车越开越远,开向全球。“新的一年,我希望中国发展的越来越好,人们的生活和平、和谐,我也将继续做好房车事业,和中国企业家携手合作共赢,让中国房车驶向世界。”(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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