Taiwan's President, Lai Ching-te, has canceled a planned visit to Eswatini after multiple nations revoked overflight permissions. The cancellations were reportedly due to intense diplomatic pressure originating from China.

<p>Lai Ching-te abandons visit after Seychelles, Mauritius and Madagascar revoke overflight permission </p><p>Taiwan’s president, Lai Ching-te, has cancelled his trip to Eswatini, the democratic island’s only diplomatic ally in Africa, after his government said several countries had revoked overflight permits because of “intense pressure” from China.</p><p>Lai was to leave on Wednesday for the 40th anniversary of King Mswati III’s accession.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...