### [2026-05-2](/feed/2026/05/2/index.md)

##### Eswatini–Taiwan relations
# Taiwanese president Lai Ching-te arrives in Eswatini after an earlier trip was cancelled when several countries revoked overflight permissions, a move attributed by Taiwanese officials to pressure from China. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP via ''The Caledonian-Record](https://www.caledonianrecord.com/news/national/taiwan-leader-makes-delayed-visit-to-eswatini-after-china-objections/article_e72a5757-9562-5e04-8f95-bafa437876a8.html)

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