China Condemns Eswatini for Being ‘Kept and Fed’ by Taiwan in Travel Row

A photo shared by Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister, Lin Chia-lung during President Lai Ching-te's visit to Eswatini. Photo / Lin Chia-lung / X
A photo shared by Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister, Lin Chia-lung during President Lai Ching-te's visit to Eswatini. Photo / Lin Chia-lung / X

China said on Wednesday Eswatini’s leaders were being “kept and fed” by Taiwan, using unusually strong language to condemn the small southern African kingdom for hosting President Lai Ching-te.

China and Taiwan have long traded accusations of “dollar diplomacy” to win support from developing countries.

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