Thus , some officials have been reluctant to antagonise the saudis .
因此,很多官员不愿意与沙特对抗。
Even today , though china is north korea 's main backer , the south is reluctant to antagonise the government in beijing .
即便是现在,尽管中国是朝鲜主要支持者,韩国仍然不愿对抗北京政府。
If you are a president who has just suffered the political equivalent of being stuffed in a crate and dropped in a river , does it make sense to antagonise your own party this way ?