𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐋𝐚𝐢 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠-𝐭𝐞’𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐬𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐢 𝐝𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚’𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐧

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐋𝐚𝐢 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠-𝐭𝐞’𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐬𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐢 𝐝𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚’𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐧

We strongly condemn China for coercing several countries to abruptly revoke overflight clearances ahead of the visit to the Kingdom of Eswatini. These actions not only impact aviation safety and violate relevant international norms and conventions but also constitute a blatant interference in the internal affairs of other countries. This interference further exposes the risks authoritarian regimes poses to the international order.

Taiwan (R.O.C.) is a sovereign nation. Taiwan is Taiwan of the world. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝟑 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐚𝐢𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐮𝐬.

Taiwan expresses gratitude to the like-minded countries that have assisted in related matters. 𝐓𝐚𝐢𝐰𝐚𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚. 𝐍𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐢𝐰𝐚𝐧’𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲, as evidently shown in Taiwan’s cooperation model in the Republic of Somaliland.