人口不足9万人的加勒比海岛国安提瓜和巴布达财政部长哈罗德·洛弗尔当天表示，计划在商务服务和知识产权领域对美国展开报复性贸易制裁。

The population of nearly 90000 people in the Caribbean island of antigua and barbuda finance minister Harold lovell day said,Plan in business services and the field of intellectual property right to the United States launched retaliatory trade sanctions.

　　洛弗尔表示，美国的网上赌博禁令使安提瓜和巴布达本就脆弱的经济雪上加霜，是对该国经济的“毁灭性打击”。多年来，安提瓜和巴布达都试图通过协商，“公平解决”与美国的贸易争端，但并未取得任何进展。因此，洛弗尔认为对抗政策是向美国施压的有效手段。

Lovell said,The online gambling ban make antigua and barbuda the fragile economy add insult to injury,Is the country's economy"Devastating blow".For many years,Antigua and barbuda are trying to negotiate,"Fair solution"And the United States trade dispute,But did not make any progress.so,Lovell think against the policy is to the United States put pressure on effective means.

　　洛弗尔说：“作为一个小国，我们本不愿与美国“开战”。然而，作为一个主权国家，我们也有资格享有世界贸易组织赋予我们的所有权利，并受到相应保护……在尝尽其他一切可能却未见成效之后，我们认为现在是时候（采取制裁手段了）。”

Lovell said:"As a small country,We don't want to and the United States"war".however,As a sovereign state,We also qualify for the world trade organization to all our rights,And by the corresponding protection...In all other may be tasted not seen after the results,We believe that now is the time(The sanctions means)."

　　由于受到美国网上赌博禁令的影响，安提瓜和巴布达网上赌场业务年收入急剧下滑，目前雇员人数也减少至400人。而在2000年，该国网上赌场大约拥有3000名雇员，年收入几乎达到10亿美元（约为人民币62.1亿元）。

Due to the influence of the United States the online gambling ban,Antigua and barbuda online casino business revenue decline sharply,At present the number of employees and reduce to 400 people.In 2000,The country's online casino has approximately 3000 employees,Income of nearly $1 billion(About 6.21 billion yuan).

　　据悉，安提瓜和巴布达计划在12月17日在日内瓦举行的WTO大会上正式宣布制裁决定，届时还将公布对美国哪些行业采取制裁等细节信息。目前，美国贸易代表办公室没有立即就这一问题发表评论。

It is reported,Antigua and barbuda plan on December 17, in Geneva conference on WTO formally announced the sanctions,At the appointed time will be announced on the United States which industries such as sanctions detail information.At present,The U.S. trade representative office did not have any immediate comment on this issue.