The president of , Lai Ching-Te, decided to cancel this Tuesday (21) a trip he was taking to Eswatini, in southern Africa, alleging “coercive actions” on the part of China so that countries along the flight route did not release their airspace. “Prior to my visit to Eswatini, several countries along our flight route abruptly revoked overflight authorization under pressure from China,” claimed the Taiwanese leader in a post on X.
According to Lai, despite “threats and coercion” from the Chinese, the Taiwanese government remains determined to “build friendships around the world with like-minded partners” and to make “contributions to the global community”.
The secretary-general of the Presidential Office, Pan Meng-an, reported earlier that Seychelles, Madagascar and Mauritius had revoked the overflight authorization of the plane that would take the Taiwanese president to Eswatini.
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*With information from the Associated Press
