Taiwan’s only friend in Africa skips Chinese leader’s big summit
Thursday, 5 September 2024 King Mswati III of Eswatini was absent from Xi Jinping's Forum on China-Africa Cooperation due to Eswatini's diplomatic ties with Taiwan. The kingdom remains Taiwan's sole ally in Africa, resisting China's efforts to isolate Taiwan. Eswatini values Taiwan's support and avoids entanglement in Chinese infrastructure projects and loans. Mswati’s administration hasn’t given any indication it intends turning its back on Taiwan.
Taiwan is not the "only target" of Chinese "intimidation and coercion," says Raymond Greene, director of the American Institute in Taiwan and new de-facto US ambassador to the democratic island. Speaking in Taipei, Greene says the threat is "not only in the military sphere", but also includes "legal...
Thursday, 5 September 2024
