WorldPosted at: May 6 2026 8:19PM


China calls Taiwan President's Africa trip a 'Scandalous stunt '

Beijing, May 6 (UNI) Tensions between China and Taiwan have once again intensified, underscoring the deepening diplomatic and political divide after Taiwan President Lai Ching-te's visit to Eswatini, described by China ''as an act of smuggling and separatism'', while Lai insisting no country has the right to stop Taiwan from engaging with the world.
Beijing views such engagements as a challenge to its "One China" principle. Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian has criticised Taiwan's president after he completed a visit to Eswatini, Africa's only remaining Taiwan ally, despite Beijing successfully pressuring several countries to revoke airspace permits for his plane.
Chinese officials called the trip "dangerous and outrageous" and described Lai Ching-te as having "smuggled" himself out of Taiwan on a foreign aircraft.
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