31.   It refuses to recognize countries that establish ties with Taiwan and has used its power at the Security Council to punish those countries that do.

32.   Last month, President Clinton signed a law that would punish foreign countries making large investments in Iran.

33.   Last week, the United States imposed financial and commercial sanctions on Afghanistan to punish the country for harboring bin Laden.

34.   Last October, the EU denounced efforts in the U.S. Congress to punish countries that do business with the government of Fidel Castro.

35.   Southeast Asian nations prepared to affirm their strong opposition Friday to the use of trade sanctions to punish countries that violate human rights.

36.   The business community in particular has been critical of unilateral sanctions used to punish other countries, saying they are counterproductive.

37.   The demonstrators also condemned a proposed U.S. law that would punish other countries that trade with Cuba.

38.   The European Union decided Sunday that it will wait until after the U.S. presidential election to consider retaliation against an American law that punishes countries trading with Cuba.

39.   The Florida legislator threatened to introduce a bill in Congress that would punish Caribbean countries who do business with Cuba.

40.   The legislation seeks to punish countries that assist Cuba and to ensure that Cuba receives U-S humanitarian assistance once democracy is restored.