China sanctions Paraguay and Belize ministers over Taiwan ties2026-10-12China sanctioned Paraguay’s communications minister Gustavo Villate and Belize’s foreign minister Francis Fonseca for supporting continued diplomatic ties with Taiwan.The measures freeze any assets the ministers hold in China, bar them from entering China, Hong Kong and Macau, and prohibit Chinese individuals and organisations from doing business with them.Paraguay and Belize are among the 12 countries that maintain formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan.Paraguay rejected the sanctions and reaffirmed its support for Taiwan; Belize said the measures would not change its foreign policy, and Taiwan condemned China’s action as interference.The sanctions are largely symbolic because officials from Taiwan’s diplomatic allies generally do not travel to China.Paraguay rechaza sanciones de China a un ministro y ratifica su respaldo a Taiwán (Infobae)China sanctions Paraguay and Belize ministers over Taiwan ties (India Today)Pekín impuso sanciones a funcionarios de Paraguay y Belice por su relación con Taiwán (El Litoral)El régimen chino sancionó a dos funcionarios de Paraguay y Belice por respaldar los vínculos diplomáticos con Taiwán (Infobae)China sanctions Paraguay, Belize ministers over Taiwan ties (BusinessWorld)China sanctions Paraguay, Belize ministers over diplomatic ties with Taiwan (The Times of India)La Chine sanctionne des ministres latino-américains pour avoir maintenu des relations diplomatiques avec Taïwan (RFI)Çin, Tayvan ile olan bağları nedeniyle Paraguay ve Belize yetkililerine yaptırım uyguladı (Milliyet)China sanctions Paraguay, Belize ministers over Taiwan ties (Al Jazeera)China sanctions Paraguay, Belize ministers (The Daily Tribune)பராகுவே மீது சீனா பொருளாதாரத் தடை விதிப்பு (Daily Thanthi)US says it opposes Chinese ‘coercion’, after Belize, Paraguay ministers sanctioned (Daily Maverick)