# China says measures against Paraguayan and Belizean ministers aim to warn others

https://mins.news/en/item/97338

- CGTN, 2026-10-12 10:24 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-10-12/China-says-countermeasures-on-two-ministers-meant-to-warn-others-1Rbl3N0bc9q/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China

> China said it imposed countermeasures on Paraguayan minister Gustavo Emigdio Villate Samaniego and Belizean minister Francis Fonseca to punish them and warn others over activities related to Taiwan that Beijing says interfered in its internal affairs. The measures include freezing their assets in China, barring transactions and cooperation, and denying them visas and entry.

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