Beijing sanctions Paraguayan and Belizean ministers over support for Taiwan

Beijing on Monday sanctioned Paraguayan and Belizean government ministers over the Taiwan issue, after the two nations sealed deals with Taipei in recent months. Gustavo Villate, Paraguay’s minister of information and communication technologies, and Francis Fonseca, Belize’s minister of foreign affairs, foreign trade, education, culture, science and technology were sanctioned, effective from Monday, the foreign ministry said, citing China’s anti-foreign sanction law. The measures include...