{"id":2821951,"date":"2026-04-27T09:46:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T09:46:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/news\/2821951\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T09:46:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T09:46:32","slug":"taiwan-will-not-bow-its-head-fm-hits-out-at-china-during-visit-to-eswatini","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/news\/2821951\/","title":{"rendered":"Taiwan will not &#8216;bow its head&#8217;&#8211; FM hits out at China during visit to Eswatini"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AFP048787_00.pre.jpg\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t      Taiwan&#8217;s Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung on a visit to Eswatini slammed China&#8217;s recent move to pressure several African countries into revoking overflight permits for the island&#8217;s leader, saying it will not bow its head.<br \/>  Taiwan&#8217;s President Lai Ching-te postponed an official trip to Eswatini &#8212; the island&#8217;s only diplomatic ally &#8212; last week after Seychelles, Mauritius and Madagascar unexpectedly and without prior notice revoked the charter&#8217;s overflight permits.<br \/>  China claims the self-governed island of Taiwan as part of its territory and opposes its participation in international organisations and exchanges with other countries.<br \/>  Lin attended the 40th anniversary of Eswatini King Mswati III&#8217;s accession, representing Lai after arriving in the African kingdom on Saturday.<br \/>  No matter how China uses political power to interfere with normal international civil aviation operations, politicising and weaponising flight information &#8230; it will not make Taiwan bow its head, nor will it stop our progress, Lin posted on Facebook on Sunday.<br \/>  No unreasonable blockade or pressure can shake our resolve and will to safeguard our dignity and connect with the international community, he added.<br \/>  The United States has condemned China&#8217;s action, labelling it an  intimidation campaign against Taiwan and Taiwan&#8217;s supporters around the world.<br \/>  Beijing shot back that it viewed Washington?s remarks as a baseless accusation, maintaining that its actions were legitimate.<br \/>  Washington does not officially recognise Taiwan, but is the island territory&#8217;s main security backer &#8212; though the tone of that support has softened under US President Donald Trump.<br \/>  Lai&#8217;s last official overseas trip was in November 2024, when he visited Taiwan&#8217;s Pacific allies and transited through the US territory of Guam.<br \/>  Trump&#8217;s administration reportedly denied Lai permission to transit through New York last year as part of an official trip to Latin America. 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