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Taiwan President Affirms Right to Global Engagement After Eswatini Visit

Taiwan's president has returned from a state visit to Eswatini, asserting the island's "basic right" to engage with the world despite objections from Beijing. The US has praised Taiwan's ties with Eswatini, calling Taiwan a "trusted and capable partner."

5 May, 01:29 — 5 May, 08:52
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APVery High13h ago

Taiwan’s president says state visits are ‘basic right’ after trip he says Beijing tried to block - AP News

Taiwan’s president says state visits are ‘basic right’ after trip he says Beijing tried to block  AP News

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Al JazeeraMostly Factual9h ago

Taiwan has ‘right to engage with the world’ after Eswatini visit

Taiwan has ‘right to engage with the world’ after Eswatini visit

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SCMPMostly Factual9h ago

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When it comes to artificial intelligence, the United States still dominates the headlines – and, by most conventional measures, the technology itself. American institutions continue to produce a large share of high-impact AI research, and private investment reached over US$109 billion in 2024, nearly 12 times China’s total, according to the Stanford Institute for Human-Centred AI. At the same time, the economics of AI are rapidly improving. Training and deployment costs have fallen dramatical...

By Matt Terrell

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DWHigh11h ago

Taiwan's Lai returns from Eswatini trip amid China objection

Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te has arrived home from the tiny African kingdom of Eswatini after three China-friendly Indian Ocean countries denied him permission to fly through their airspace.

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Times of IndiaMostly Factual11h ago

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By TOI BUSINESS DESK

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straits-timesMostly Factual16h ago

Taiwan president returning home after surprise Eswatini trip - The Straits Times

Taiwan president returning home after surprise Eswatini trip  The Straits Times

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channel-news-asiaMostly Factual14h ago

Taiwan won't give in to pressure, president says on return from Eswatini

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hk-free-pressMostly Factual10h ago

Taiwan president says island has ‘right to engage with the world’

By Joy Chiang Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te said Tuesday the democratic island has the “right to engage with the world”, after he returned from a trip to Africa that Taipei has accused Beijing of trying to derail. Taiwan said China applied “intense pressure” to Seychelles, Mauritius and Madagascar to revoke overflight permits for Lai’s original […]

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myjoyonlineMixed14h ago

US calls Taiwan ‘trusted and capable partner’, praises its ties with Eswatini

Taiwan is a "trusted and capable" partner of the United States and Taipei's ‌global relationships, including with Eswatini, provide significant benefits, the U.S. State Department said of President Lai Ching-te's trip to the southern African kingdom.

By Abubakar Ibrahim

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