Taiwan’s Lai lands in Eswatini in a trip delayed by lack of overflight clearance

By The Associated Press

FILE - Taiwan President Lai Ching-te delivers a speech as he inspects Taiwanese reservists participating in reserve military training in Ilan County, Eastern Taiwan, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025.

Eswatini remains the only African nation without tariff-free access to China’s market due to its ties with Taiwan.

(Image credit: ChiangYing-ying)

Source:: https://www.npr.org/2026/05/02/g-s1-119911/taiwans-lai-lands-in-eswatini-in-a-trip-delayed-by-lack-of-overflight-clearance