[The Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded to countermeasures: punishing it as a warning to others] October 12th, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning hosted a regular press conference on October 12th. A reporter asked: On October 12, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website announced the decision to take countermeasures against Paraguay’s Minister of Communications and Technology Billiat and Belize’s Foreign Minister Fonseca. Please further introduce the relevant situation. Mao Ning said that the Taiwan issue is a major principled issue related to China's sovereignty and national unity, and is the core of China's core interests. Individual politicians in Paraguay and Belize are willing to be pawns of the Taiwan authorities' "reliance on foreign countries to seek independence". They visit Taiwan and receive visits from "Taiwan independence" separatists. They seriously interfere in China's internal affairs, spread false information about China's cyber attacks, attack and smear China, and have a negative international impact. In response to the behavior of relevant personnel, China issued a Ministry of Foreign Affairs order in accordance with the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law of the People's Republic of China, announced countermeasures, and punished them to serve as a warning to others. (CCTV News)