Lai Ching-te

Taiwan Postpones Lai's Eswatini Visit After Three Countries Revoke Charter Overflight Permits

Presidential Office Secretary-General Pan Men-an said Seychelles, Mauritius, and Madagascar rescinded permission for Lai Ching-te's charter aircraft to cross their territories without warning, citing 'economic coercion' from Beijing. Eswatini is the last of Taiwan's 12 diplomatic allies on the African continent.