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Politics-driven Graham-named Russia sanctions bill exposes US political coercion in global energy supply chains: expert_我的网站

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The US Senate on Friday overwhelmingly approved a bill that would impose sanctions on buyers of Russian oil, a measure that had long been championed by the late senator Lindsey Graham before his death last month, CNBC reported. A Chinese expert criticized the legislation, warning that if implemented, the bill, driven largely by political motives aimed at catering to US domestic political correctness, could severely disrupt the already fragile global energy market and economy. He also noted that the bill is essentially a tool of political coercion, weaponizing tariffs and unilateral sanctions to hijack normal global energy trade and override sovereign economic choices of independent nations.
The legislation, named The Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, aims to hurt Russia's war effort in Ukraine by penalizing purchasers of Russian oil and Russian leaders. It passed with bipartisan support 86-11 and will now proceed to the House, which is on recess until September, per CNBC.
The bill would impose tariffs of up to 100 percent on countries that are among the top five purchasers of Russian crude oil or gas, which includes China and India.
It also includes sanctions targeting Russian leaders, officials, targeting Russian leaders, oligarchs and financial institutions. At the request of US President Donald Trump, the bill extends sanctions on Iran's weapons and energy sectors, CNBC reported.
Notably, the bill's excessive tariff discretion has sparked fierce internal doubts within US political circles. Representatives Gregory Meeks of New York and Don Beyer of Virginia said in a statement they still had "fundamental concerns" about the tariff powers for the president, who has made them a central piece of his "America First" approach to foreign policy.
"What the bill does grant ... are sweeping new tariff authorities that the president could weaponize with abandon, as he has repeatedly done in the past," said Meeks, the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Beyer, the senior Democrat on the Joint Economic Committee, according to Reuters.
Chinese experts have strongly criticized the bill's politically driven nature, its economic coercion, and its severe spillover risks to the global economy.
The bill, aimed at putting pressure on Russia, would disrupt global energy markets and create new uncertainties for the world economy if implemented, Yang Jin, associate research fellow at the Institute of Russian, Eastern European and Central Asian Studies under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, told the Global Times.
Many economies retain legitimate, market-based energy cooperation with Russia out of practical economic and energy security needs. Russia's energy exports have long been a key component of the global energy system, with countries including India and some European nations continuing to rely on Russian oil and gas, said Yang, noting that even some European countries have received exemptions to maintain energy imports from Russia, underscoring the role of Russian supplies in supporting economic stability.
India's reliance on Russian crude increased further after the conflict in West Asia disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. With Gulf supplies affected during the US war on Iran, Indian refiners turned more heavily towards Russian oil as an alternative source, Indian media Hindustan Times reported on Saturday after US Senate passed the bill.
When asked about the bill on July 15, Lin Jian, spokesperson from China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that China firmly opposes unilateral sanctions that have no basis in international law or authorization of the UN Security Council, and will take necessary measures to firmly defend the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese businesses and citizens.
Practicing double standards and resorting to coercion and pressuring will eventually prove to be self-defeating, said Lin.
Yang further pointed out that the push for the bill, labeled after Lindsey Graham, who was known as one of the toughest Russia hawks in Washington, lays bare Washington's distorted domestic political logic.
The legislation, which represents another typical case of US hegemonic long-arm jurisdiction, is largely designed to ease US domestic governance pressure. As the Trump administration fails to deliver substantive progress in de-escalating the Russia-Ukraine conflict as promised, ramping up external sanctions and forcing third-party sovereign countries into abandoning normal economic and trade cooperation has become a convenient political tool for US politicians to showcase tough posturing and ease domestic pressure, Yang said.
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二 |     新加坡政府正转向营造亲家庭环境，以替代过去的现金奖励和补贴政策，鼓励民众成家生子。总理黄循财强调，政府现致力于优化家庭环境，减少直接生育激励，如婴儿花红，转而通过资源配置，减轻育儿家庭经济负担，特别是多子女家庭。黄总理期望通过此举，让新加坡成为更加亲家庭的社会，进而激发民众的生育意愿。1. 新加坡生育新政策新加坡政府近期在鼓励生育政策上展现出新的方向，不再仅仅依赖现金奖励和其他补贴，而是更加专注于打造一个亲家庭的社会环境，以期激发民众成家生子的意愿。

三 | 总理兼财政部长黄循财在星期五（8月23日）上任满百日之际召开的记者会上表示，政府现在专注的是如何为新加坡打造一个更亲家庭的环境。来源：联合早报2. 黄循财总理发表讲话在8月23日举行的上任满百日记者会上，黄循财总理就如何改变民众心态、鼓励多生育的问题回答了媒体的提问。他强调，结婚生子是个人选择，受个人心态和观念的影响，这往往超出了政策能够直接控制的范畴。来源：联合早报黄总理指出，当前许多年轻人都有各自的抱负和目标，他们希望在事业上取得成功的同时，也能追求个人梦想。因此，政府需要更加关注如何为这些年轻人创造一个更加平衡的生活环境，使他们在追求事业和个人目标的同时，也能享受到家庭的温暖和幸福。为实现这一目标，新加坡政府将工作重心转向了亲家庭环境的建设。黄总理表示，政府将减少使用如婴儿花红等直接鼓励生育的手段，而是将更多资源投入到改善家庭生活环境、减轻育儿经济压力等方面。

四 | 他特别提到了那些拥有三个或更多孩子的家庭所面临的经济挑战，指出政府将致力于缓解这些家庭在食品杂货、生活用品以及接送孩子等方面的开销压力。黄总理还表示，政府希望通过这些努力，让新加坡逐渐成为一个更加亲家庭的社会。他相信，在良好的家庭环境和社会氛围下，越来越多的民众将会受到鼓舞，积极考虑成家生子的选择。最后，黄总理重申了政府的立场：尽管最终的决定权在于民众自己，但政府将竭尽全力为民众创造一个更加有利于家庭发展的社会环境。他期待在不久的将来，看到更多新加坡家庭在亲家庭的环境中茁壮成长。

五 | 参考资料：1. 鼓励人民结婚生子 政府专注打造亲家庭环境少以现金奖励, 联合早报.。

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