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Apr 22, 2026

Taiwan President Cancels Africa Trip After Three Countries Revoke Overflight Permission

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te was forced to cancel his visit to eSwatini, Taiwan's last African diplomatic partner, after Seychelles, Mauritius, and Madagascar abruptly revoked overflight permissions. Taiwan accused Beijing of pressuring the African nations.

Apr 22, 2026·4 sources

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▪The government of Eswatini said Lai Ching-te's inability to visit would not change the status of the longstanding bilateral relationship between Eswatini and Taiwan
▪The House Foreign Affairs Committee Majority said they stood with Taiwan against blatant coercion in a post on X
▪Lai Ching-te criticised China's coercive actions, saying they exposed the risks authoritarian regimes pose to the international order

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China–Africa relations Taiwan & cross-strait policy China's foreign policy China global influence & soft power

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