Taiwan allies Paraguay and Belize face sanctions from China

Taiwan allies Paraguay and Belize face sanctions from China

2026-10-13

On Monday, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced sanctions against politicians from two of Taiwan’s allies, Belize and Paraguay. Believing them to be “anti-China politicians,” their assets in China will be frozen and they will be prohibited from entering the country. Paraguay and Belize reiterated their support for Taiwan; with some officials even saying that these sanctions were “to be expected.” Taiwan has condemned such actions, as China has no right to interfere in sovereign nation’s internal affairs.

Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung poses for a photo with a local government official in Poland. He’s visiting the Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers’ Association to inspect the planned site for a technology park.

As Taiwan continues to build relations and cooperate with various countries, China is amping up its suppression tactics.

On Monday, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced sanctions against Paraguay’s Minister of Information, Gustavo Villate, and Belizean Foreign Minister, Francis Fonseca, labeling them as “anti-China politicians.” The two maintain diplomatic relations with Taiwan, thereby against China’s interests. Their assets in China will be frozen and they will be banned from entering the country. Taiwan condemns this.

Cho Jung-tai
Premier
The People’s Republic of China has no right to interfere with the internal affairs of any sovereign state in the world, including Taiwan, and we will continue to work more strongly with our friendly nations and democratic allies.

Chen Ming-chi
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
Belize’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has already spoken about this matter; it will not affect the diplomatic relations between Belize and Taiwan. Taiwan’s global visibility is growing and I think such reactions will tire them. Will they impose sanctions on the whole world?

Paraguay and Belize both state that this “does not affect diplomatic relations with Taiwan.”During March, this year, Villate visited Taiwan to attend the Yushan Forum and even posed for photos with Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim. He said that Taiwan and Paraguay are promoting digital cooperation and the sanctions “were to be expected.”

Fan Yun
Lawmaker (DPP)
International relations are built on mutual respect and not political threats.
Imposing sanctions on politicians of these nations is essentially a form of transnational repression.

Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reassured that they would assist allies in dealing with suppression from China.

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