a government order imposing a trade barrier
同义词：embargo??/??trade stoppage
The Stuxnet story shows the problematic flipside of trade embargoes against rogue states like Iran.
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Many western countries have denied aid and maintained trade embargoes in protest against the government's repression.
ECONOMIST: Myanmar
Russia imposed trade embargoes on Georgian products, and later formalised its links with the two breakaway regions.
ECONOMIST: The Russia-Georgia war
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