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Paraguay’s tech minister defies Beijing sanctions, says Taiwan ties ‘not up for negotiation’
What happened
Paraguay's Minister of Information and Communication Technologies, Gustavo Villate, said on Thursday that sanctions imposed on him by Beijing over his country's ties with Taiwan would only accelerate joint projects with the island. In a lengthy social media post, he wrote that the relationship with Taipei would 'never be on the negotiating table'. He also suggested that Beijing had acted to protect Chinese telecoms suppliers kept out of Paraguay's networks. The source does not state further impact.
Impact and signal
Medium impactImpact score: 40/100
Affected components and suppliers
Beijing sanctionsParaguayTaiwantelecoms suppliers
Source and time
Source: SCMP Technology · 10/16/2026 · View original source
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