# US opposes Chinese ‘coercion’ after sanctions on Belize and Paraguay ministers

https://mins.news/en/item/97295

- Reuters, 2026-10-13 02:10 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/us-says-it-opposes-chinese-coercion-after-belize-paraguay-ministers-sanctioned-2026-10-13/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6acd930576e0550001f0ca2e

> The US State Department said the Trump administration opposes what it called China’s “coercion and aggression” against countries exercising their sovereign rights. The statement followed Beijing’s sanctions on a minister from Belize and one from Paraguay over their ties to Taiwan.

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