Analysis: Taiwan Foreign Minister's Visit to Eswatini
Taiwan Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung is on a visit to Eswatini. He's there in place of Taiwan President Lai Ching-te, whose trip was abruptly canceled after Taiwan says three nearby countries revoked permission for Lai's plane to fly over them due to Chinese coercion. During his visit, Lin said he had received updates on several projects Taiwan is working on with Eswatini, including construction of an oil reserve facility and the establishment of an industrial park. Lin says the projects are part of a "Taiwan model" of diplomacy. What is this model, and what is Taiwan's broader strategy in Africa? Ja Ian Chong, a political science professor at the National University of Singapore, provides some analysis.
