严厉的经济制裁 stringent economic sanctions
- 更为严厉的经济制裁可能会进一步剥夺朝鲜本来就很稀少的硬通货。
Tighter financial sanctions could further deprive North Korea of already scarce hard currency. - 日本对北朝鲜实行了严厉的经济制裁并终止了所有给北朝鲜的食品和能源援助。
Tokyo has imposed tough economic sanctions and cut off all food and energy aid to the North. - 但是他也知道,中国对严厉的经济制裁有保留,南朝鲜会不惜任何代价与其政权保持贸易和援助畅通。
But he also knows that China is leery of tough economic sanctions, and that South Korea would like to keep trade and aid flowing to his regime at almost any cost.