Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on Tuesday he had cancelled ​his trip to Eswatini this week, after his government accused China of pressing three other African countries to revoke ‌permission for his aircraft to fly over their territories.

Lai Ching-te succeeded in making his visit to Taiwan’s lone ally in Africa just weeks after China forced a high-profile cancellation of his original itinerary.

This is the first time a Taiwanese leader has had to cancel a foreign trip due to flight permits being revoked Taiwan President Lai Ching-te has cancelled a trip to the southern African nation of Eswatini, accusing China of putting pressure on other ...

Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te, who had to cancel his visit to Eswatini—the only African nation with diplomatic ties to Taiwan—just before departure due to neighboring countries’ refusal to allow overflight,

Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te said he arrived in the African nation of Eswatini on Saturday, days after his government was forced to push back the trip when several countries withdrew permission for him to fly over their territories reportedly over Chinese pressure.

BEIJING/TAIPEI, ⁠April 22 (Reuters) - China heaped praise on Wednesday ⁠on three African countries that refused to let Taiwan President Lai Ching-te's aircraft fly over their territories, forcing ​him to cancel a trip to Eswatini, while Lai vowed he would not be cowed by Beijing's pressure.

By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI, May 2 (Reuters) - Taiwan President Lai Ching-te reached Eswatini on Saturday, two weeks after he was forced to postpone a trip to a diplomatic ally because Indian Ocean states had blocked his flight,

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said state visits are a basic right of governments after returning from a three-day trip to Eswatini that Taiwan's government says China tried to block. Eswatini is

Lai Ching-te unable to travel over Seychelles, Mauritius and Madagascar after Beijing threatens to revoke debt relief