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Taiwan president blames China for forced cancellation of Eswatini trip
Taiwan’s president, Lai Ching-te, has cancelled his trip to Eswatini, the democratic island’s only diplomatic ally in Africa, after his government said several countries had revoked overflight permits because of “intense pressure” from China. It would be the first time a Taiwanese president has had to cancel an overseas trip owing to Chinese pressure. This would have been Lai’s first trip outside Taiwan since November 2024, when he visited the Marshall Islands, Tuvalu and Palau, and transited through Hawaii and the US territory of Guam.
