Taiwan says Chinese pressure forces scrapping of president’s Africa trip

Financial Times: Taiwan has accused China of forcing it to call off a presidential visit to Eswatini, saying Beijing put pressure on the tiny southern African nation’s neighbours to bar his aircraft from flying over their territory.

…“According to our understanding, three countries — the Seychelles, Mauritius, ‌and ⁠Madagascar — unilaterally revoked flight permits for the presidential aircraft without prior warning,” Taiwan’s presidential office said in a statement on Tuesday…

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