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

Lai Ching-te delivers a speech as he inspects Taiwanese reservists participating in reserve military

Taiwan leader visits Eswatini despite China’s attempts to block trip

Lai Ching-te says his government will never give up on engaging with the world

Taiwan’s president says future will not be decided by ‘external forces’

Lai Ching-te said the future of Taiwan should not be decided by “foreign forces

Taiwan president cancels trip after African countries close airspace

Lai Ching-te has cancelled a presidential trip to the African nation of Eswatini, accusing

Taiwan president blames China for forced cancellation of Eswatini trip

Lai Ching-te, has cancelled his trip to [Eswatini](https://www.theguardian.com/world/eswatini), the democratic island

China’s Xi expected to press Trump on Taiwan, tariffs during summit

Lai Ching-te, who is locked in an intense fight with the opposition over defence

Taiwan’s President Lai says he would be happy to speak with Donald Trump

Lai Ching-te has said he would be “happy” to talk to United States President

Trump moots talks with Taiwan's leader in departure from protocol

Lai Ching-te about a possible arms sale, in what would be a sharp departure

Taiwan president visits Eswatini days after blaming China for cancelled trip

Lai Ching-te has arrived in Eswatini, days after his government said a trip had been

Taiwan will not provoke conflict nor give up sovereignty, says president

Lai Ching-te after a high-stakes summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping where

Taiwan not to give up ‘free way of life under pressure’: President

Lai Ching-te posted on social media on Sunday. “Taiwan has always been a staunch

Trump says he’ll speak to Taiwan’s leader: Why that is significant

Lai Ching-te. That would mark the first direct contact between leaders of the governments

Trump’s shifting remarks on Taiwan are perfect for China to exploit

Lai Ching-te, issued a statement emphasising that US arms sales were “the most important

Trump told Taiwan not to 'go independent' - but does it want to?

Lai Ching-te of being a separatist. But the issue is a lot more nuanced

Taiwan opposition leader says Xi meeting avoided 'reunification' talk

Lai Ching-te insisted was necessary to prepare the self-governing island for a potential

Trump and Xi to meet in Beijing: The key issues shaping the China summit

Lai Ching-te, whom Beijing has sharply criticised because his party views Taiwan as already

First Thing: US indicts former Cuban president Raúl Castro as it seeks to oust regime

Lai Ching-te****,** a [break from diplomatic norms](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/21/trump-taiwan-president-china-relations) for a US leader

Trump says he 'made no commitment either way' to Xi on Taiwan

Lai Ching-te first. "We discussed the Taiwan, you know, the whole thing with the arm sales

Taiwan insists it is independent after Trump warning

Lai Ching-te has previously stated that Taiwan does not need to declare formal independence

US pausing $14bn arms sale to Taiwan due to Iran war, navy chief says

Lai Ching-te](/news/2026/5/21/trump-says-hell-speak-to-taiwans-leader-why-that-is-significant) about the arms deal. Such a move would break with four