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US slams China after African bloc blocks Taiwan leader鈥檚 eSwatini trip
source: United States -> target: China
On 2026-04-22, the United States State Department criticized China over reports that African countries revoked overflight clearances for Taiwan leader William Lai Ching-te's planned trip to eSwatini. A State Department spokesman said the African countries were acting at China's behest and called the incident an abuse of the international civil aviation system.
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