# China sanctions Paraguayan and Belizean ministers over Taiwan ties

https://mins.news/en/item/97358

- CGTN, 2026-10-12 03:29 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-10-12/China-sanctions-Paraguayan-Belizean-ministers-over-Taiwan-ties-1RaY0X223ao/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> China’s Foreign Ministry announced countermeasures against ministers from Paraguay and Belize over Taiwan-related issues. Gustavo Emigdio Villate Samaniego and Francis Fonseca are barred from obtaining visas or entering China, including Hong Kong and Macao, and people and organizations in China are prohibited from conducting transactions, cooperation or other activities with them.

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