Beijing considers Taiwan a province and has often punished companies or countries that refer to the island as a separate country.

Diplomats from these regions contended that the deal would unfairly punish other countries, particularly developing countries.

Rather, they punish countries for war-making by withholding any investment capital for them to grow.

The House overwhelmingly approved a bill today to punish foreign countries that persecute people for their religious beliefs.

Now the Helms-Burton legislation would further punish other countries that trade with Cuba.

He can support legislation to punish countries that produce, acquire or use such weapons.

France and Britain have indeed punished several African countries by suspending aid.

They also want to punish countries that will not lower wages in order to regain their external balance.

The U.S. frequently uses its economic power in order to punish other countries.

For some reason, the ratings agencies refuse to punish countries that devalue through exchange rates and inflation.