A | 中新网新疆哈密8月24日电 (袁鹏冲)2026年“左宗棠与边疆治理”学术研讨会23日在新疆哈密左宗棠凤凰台历史文化公园举行。
B | CARACAS, Venezuela -- Early returns in the Venezuelan opposition's presidential primary gave a big lead to former legislator Maria Corina Machado early Monday, and she quickly claimed victory as the voters' choice to lead the campaign to end the decade-long, crisis-ridden presidency of Nicolás Maduro. The independent National Primary Commission, which organized the primary, did not release any results until long after polling stations closed Sunday, blaming internet censorship. The organizers said that in the first 601,110 ballots counted, about 93% picked Machado, who had entered the vote as a strong front-runner. The rest of the votes were scattered among the other nine candidates. There was no indication of how many people cast ballots in all, and organizers were expected to release additional results throughout Monday.“Today, very powerful forces have been unleashed," Machado told supporters gathered outside her campaign headquarters in the capital, Caracas. “Today, we have shown ourselves what we are capable of doing in the face of all the obstacles, in the face of all the abuses.”Holding Venezuela’s first presidential primary since 2012 required the deeply fractured opposition to work together. Venezuelans, in turn, showed up at voting centers in and outside of their homeland to make it count, enthusiastically lining up for hours despite scorching sun and torrential rain.Still, what they saw as a monumental exercise in democracy could still prove futile, if Maduro’s government wishes.While the administration agreed in principle to let the opposition choose its candidate for the 2024 presidential election, it also has already barred Machado from running for office. Maduro’s government has in the past bent the law, retaliated against opponents and breached agreements as it sees fit.Hundreds of people gathered at voting centers in neighborhoods across Caracas even before polls opened. They stayed in line despite a rainstorm that left them soaking wet. They carried umbrellas, folding stools and coffee to ease the expected waits, and leaned against buildings or stood under marquees to try to avoid the rain. Caracas resident Stephanie Aguilar, 34, cried while she waited to vote. She described the primary as the only “salvation” for her country, her daughter and son, and the millions of Venezuelans who decided they had to emigrate due to the nation’s economic and political turmoil. “We want a better country, a free country, for my children ... who have grown up in this government,” Aguilar, a housewife, said as she wiped tears from her face. “They ask, ‘Mom, can we go out to eat?’ No, there is no money. ‘Mom, can we do this thing?’ No, there is no money. It is unfortunate that a society grows up under those conditions.”Venezuelans typically vote at public schools, but the independent commission that oversaw the primary opted to use homes, churches, private schools and other facilities after electoral authorities did not respond to requests for help in a timely manner.Jesús María Casal, head of the National Primary Commission, blamed the hours-long delay in issuing election results on internet restrictions. “Once we began the process of counting the results ... we detected that our server that functioned as a transmission channel was blocked, which prevents us from completing this process as scheduled,” he said.The London-based internet monitoring firm NetBlocks tweeted metrics showing “a disruption to internet connectivity in #Venezuela with high impact to Caracas." It added that a state-owned internet service provider claimed “an issue with its energy backup system.”David Smilde, an expert on Venezuelan politics at Tulane University, said the primary was a “significant achievement” for several reasons, including forcing political leaders and parties within the opposition “to reach out and speak to the people.”“And it has generated considerable enthusiasm and mobilization in a population that has been skeptical of the opposition leadership of late,” he said.Machado, a proponent of free-market economic policies, is a longtime critic of the governing United Socialist Party of Venezuela. She maintained a somewhat low profile for years but dominated the primary campaign by connecting with the same voters she consistently urged to boycott previous elections.The presidential election is expected to be scheduled for the second half of 2024. Maduro is looking to extend his presidency until 2030, which would surpass the time that Hugo Chávez, his mentor, governed and established his self-described socialist policies.Maduro’s allies ridiculed and dismissed the primary all year. Still, both the government and its opponents used the contest as a bargaining chip to extract concessions from each other as part of a negotiation process meant to end the country’s complex social, economic and political crisis. Maduro and an opposition faction backed by the U.S. government last week agreed to work together on basic conditions for the presidential contest. That prompted the government to release six political prisoners and the Biden administration to lift key economic sanctions. As part of the agreement, Maduro’s administration and the opposition are supposed to “recognize and respect the right of each political actor to select” a presidential candidate freely.If organizers declare Machado the primary's winner, the focus will shift to Maduro to see if the government reverses its ban on her seeking public office. In June, the government issued an administrative decision prohibiting Machado from running, alleging fraud and tax violations and accusing her of seeking the economic sanctions the U.S. imposed on Venezuela in the last decade. The U.S., holding up the threat of renewed sanctions, has given Venezuela until the end of November to establish a process for reinstating all candidates expeditiously.A U.N.-backed panel investigating human rights abuses in Venezuela said last month that Maduro’s government has intensified efforts to curtail democratic freedoms ahead of the 2024 election. That includes subjecting some politicians and other opponents to detention, surveillance, threats, defamatory campaigns and arbitrary criminal proceedings.All registered voters in Venezuela were allowed to participate in the primary, as well as tens of thousands living in several other countries.“This is unprecedented,” said a smiling María de los Ángeles León, 31, the coordinator of Mexico City’s voting site. “People know that we have no guarantees that the winner of this election will be able to advance to the presidential election, but we keep trying.”___Associated Press writer María Verza in Mexico City contributed to this report.。本次研讨会汇聚全国多所高校及社科研究机构的专家学者，立足新时代边疆治理现代化视角，系统复盘左宗棠经略新疆的实践历程，深度挖掘其治疆理念的精神内核与时代内涵。 图为学术研讨会现场。袁鹏冲 摄 本次研讨会以铸牢中华民族共同体意识为主线，坚守以史鉴今、资政育人的核心导向。
C | 会上，九位嘉宾发表主题发言，围绕边疆治理体系构建、戍边历史考据、地域文脉传承、青少年思政培育等多元维度，系统总结左宗棠收复疆土、安定边地、兴利惠民的历史功绩，深度阐释其固疆卫国、屯田兴业、团结安民的治疆理念。
D | 会议期间，与会专家学者围绕左宗棠爱国主义精神的核心内涵与时代价值、左宗棠治疆措施与中华民族共同体建设、左宗棠西征与国家统一的历史实践等议题开展分组讨论。大家立足史料观照现实，多维度阐释戍边历史的现实意义，进一步充实近代新疆边疆治理的研究成果。 图为左宗棠第五世外孙梁小进发言。袁鹏冲 摄 左宗棠第五世外孙、湖南省文史研究馆馆员梁小进受邀参会并分享研究观点。依托家族史料与长期实地考证，他系统梳理了左宗棠携棺西征、驻节哈密筹边理政的历史脉络。 梁小进表示，左宗棠驻留哈密期间，在巩固边防、整肃军务的基础上，积极推行屯垦开荒、兴修水利、安抚民心的治理举措，有效稳固了边疆社会秩序与发展根基。其胸怀家国、务实笃行、守土尽责的精神品质，跨越百年依然具备重要的时代传承价值与现实指导意义。 回望近代边疆发展史，左宗棠经略西域的系列举措，兼具国家安全层面的战略意义与区域发展层面的治理价值。晚清边疆局势动荡之际，左宗棠力主稳固塞防，率军西征收复新疆全境，有效抵御外部势力侵扰，维护国家领土主权完整。 与此同时，他因地制宜推行屯垦制度、兴建水利工程、打通商贸通路、推进绿化治边，极大改善边疆生产生活条件，推动新疆建省建制落地实施，健全边疆常态化治理机制，为新疆长期稳定与持续发展奠定坚实基础。 长期以来，哈密立足本地独特的戍边历史资源，持续推动左宗棠文化系统化研究与创新性转化。当地依托左宗棠文化研究院，整合全国优质学术资源，搭建高层次学术交流平台，已连续两年开展专题学术研讨活动，持续深挖左公戍边文化的精神内核、历史价值与实践维度，推动戍边历史研究从史料梳理向实践赋能深度延伸。 在学术研究之外，哈密坚持多维赋能文脉传承，推动戍边历史文化大众化、年轻化传播。当地联合专业创作团队，打造跨界融合舞台剧、主题音乐MV、连环画、专题纪录片、纪实文学等系列文艺作品，以艺术化、现代化的叙事方式还原戍边历史、诠释左公精神。同时，串联本地历史文旅资源，打造专属研学线路与主题课程，常态化开展沉浸式研学实践活动，推动历史文化融入城市发展与市民生活。 未来，哈密将持续深耕本地戍边历史资源，打通学术研究、文艺传播、研学体验多元传播链条，持续激活左公文化生命力，让百年戍边文脉持续焕发新生，为边疆文化建设、民族团结进步、区域长治久安持续注入深厚精神力量。(完) 【编辑:何颖】。
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