Taiwan’s president lands in Eswatini in a trip delayed by lack of overflight clearance - AP News

Taiwan’s president lands in Eswatini in a trip delayed by lack of overflight clearance  AP News

Taiwan president arrives in Eswatini after blaming China for cancellation of prior trip - Reuters

Taiwan president arrives in Eswatini after blaming China for cancellation of prior trip  Reuters

Taiwan president visits Eswatini days after blaming China for cancelled trip

It is unclear how he reached Eswatini. China described his visit as a "stowaway-style escape farce".

Taiwan's Lai lands in Eswatini in a trip delayed by lack of overflight clearance

Eswatini remains the only African nation without tariff-free access to China's market due to its ties with Taiwan.

By The Associated Press

Faith, hope and ancestry: William Lai’s clan village in Beijing’s push for cross-strait ties

As the closest mainland Chinese province to Taiwan, Fujian is a key site for Beijing’s messaging towards the island. In the second of a two-part series, Xinlu Liang looks at how the ancestral home village of William Lai Ching-te has become a focus for efforts to promote closer ties based on kinship and religion. The village of Xintian in Fujian province is usually a quiet rural backwater but that changed in November when popular Taiwanese YouTuber and bodybuilder Holger Chen Chih-han descende...

By Xinlu Liang

Taiwan's president visits Eswatini despite China's objection

The visit of Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te to the African country was delayed after several countries reportedly withdrew permission for him to fly over their territories due to pressure from China.

Taiwan president arrives in Eswatini after cancellation of prior trip - Nikkei Asia

Taiwan president arrives in Eswatini after cancellation of prior trip  Nikkei Asia

Taiwan president arrives in Eswatini after blaming China for cancellation of prior trip - The Straits Times

Taiwan president arrives in Eswatini after blaming China for cancellation of prior trip  The Straits Times

Taiwan president defiant as begins Eswatini trip; China calls him a 'rat'

Last ⁠month, Taiwan said China had forced three Indian Ocean countries to pull overflight permission for ⁠Lai's aircraft to travel to Eswatini.

Taiwan leader makes delayed visit to Eswatini after China objections

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te on Saturday announced his arrival in Eswatini — Taipei’s only diplomatic ally in Africa — after an earlier trip was cancelled when several countries revoked overflight permits. Those various African nations withdrew overflight permission following “intense pressure” from Beijing, one of Lai’s closest advisers said at the time, forcing cancellation of […]

By AFP

Taiwan President arrives in Eswatini after blaming China for cancelation of prior trip - Arab News

Taiwan President arrives in Eswatini after blaming China for cancelation of prior trip  Arab News

Lai ditches people in Taiwan, ‘smuggles’ himself out of island hours after Yilan earthquake, squandering taxpayers’ money and performing a laughable stunt, says FM on private jet trip to Eswatini - Global Times

Lai ditches people in Taiwan, ‘smuggles’ himself out of island hours after Yilan earthquake, squandering taxpayers’ money and performing a laughable stunt, says FM on private jet trip to Eswatini  Global Times

Taiwan president visits Eswatini days after blaming China for cancelled trip - the-star.co.ke

Taiwan president visits Eswatini days after blaming China for cancelled trip  the-star.co.ke

Taiwan president arrives in Eswatini on surprise trip - Kuwait Times

Taiwan president arrives in Eswatini on surprise trip  Kuwait Times