Beijing sanctions Paraguayan and Belizean ministers over support for Taiwan

Oct 12, 2026

Beijing on Monday sanctioned Paraguayan and Belizean government ministers over the Taiwan issue, after the two nations sealed deals with Taipei in recent months. Gustavo Villate, Paraguay’s minister of information and communication technologies, and Francis Fonseca, Belize’s minister of foreign affairs, foreign trade, education, culture, science and technology, were placed under sanctions from Monday, the foreign ministry said. The measures include freezing their assets within China, prohibiting...

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