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

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 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.

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.

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 has a right to engage with the world and no ‌country can stop that, President Lai Ching-te told Eswatini's king after he arrived for a surprise trip that Taipei says Beijing tried to stop, as China condemned him as a "rat".

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.

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.

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te arrived in Eswatini on Saturday, marking a significant diplomatic visit that highlights growing geopolitical tensions between Taiwan and China. The trip comes just two weeks after Lai