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China sanctions Paraguay, Belize ministers over Taiwan ties

Sanctioned by China; called sanctions 'a medal of honour'

China imposed sanctions Monday on Paraguay's communications minister and Belize's foreign minister. Their assets in China are frozen, and they're barred from entering Hong Kong and Macau. Beijing said the ministers pushed their countries to keep diplomatic ties with Taiwan, which China claims as its territory.

Updated Oct 12

Notable Quotes

Paraguay reaffirms its relationship of friendship and cooperation, based on shared values and principles: the self-determination of peoples, human rights and democracy. — social media post marking Taiwan's National Day

from China sanctions Paraguay, Belize ministers over Taiwan ties · Updated Oct 12

For our part we are very calm, we are going to keep working on the projects we have and push this harder. — response to sanctions, October 12

from China sanctions Paraguay, Belize ministers over Taiwan ties · Updated Oct 12