Taiwan’s William Lai lands in eSwatini on trip Beijing calls a political ‘stunt’
Beijing has labelled Taiwanese leader William Lai Ching-te’s surprise visit to eSwatini, the island’s sole African ally, a political “stunt”.
In a Facebook post on Saturday evening, Lai said he arrived earlier in the day.
The eSwatini government also confirmed his arrival on its own Facebook page.
“Hello to my fellow citizens.
I arrived earlier today in our diplomatic ally eSwatini,” Lai wrote, adding that his foreign affairs and security teams had spent days securing a revised route that...
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