Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te complained that China’s “authoritarian regime” stopped him from joining the celebration to mark 40 years of rule by Africa’s last absolute monarchy that has banned all political parties.

Propping up Africa’s last absolute monarchy in the southern African country of Swaziland, Taiwan, in turn, exploits cheap Swazi labor, especially women laboring in the textile sector in which Taiwanese capital is heavily invested.

Annual war games continued in Taiwan despite the devastation caused by Typhoon Gaemi, which has led to deaths, injuries, and the displacement of over 12,000 people

Though Taiwan is internationally recognized as part of China, successive US administrations have openly backed separatist claims and provided military and financial support to them

In terms of the current US-led anti-China war drive, the results of the 2024 Taiwanese elections were mixed

In a divided mandate, Lai Ching-te of the Democratic Progressive Party won the presidency in the island territory with less than half the votes while his party lost its parliamentary majority

A vice-president with a diminished popularity and a divided opposition are set to battle it out in an election that has the potential to affect peace and stability in East Asia

Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen is struggling to maintain what little diplomatic support she still has in Latin America

Anti-war activists argue that this latest visit risks military confrontation with China, which would be devastating for both Chinese and US people

President Biden’s recent comments about defending Taiwan in case of a mainland invasion are unusually militaristic, even for the United States

The victory of the Kuomintang in the local body polls is believed to be due to its ability to channel popular anger against president Tsai Ing-Wen’s hardline policies against China, which have led to an economic slowdown