The K-M-T is describing the cancellation of President Lai Ching-te's planned
visit to Eswatini as being "deeply regrettable," and is calling on Beijing to
exercise restraint, "reduce its suppression," and give the Republic of China
government diplomatic space.

According to K-M-T Culture and Communications Committee Director Yin
Nai-ching, the cancellation of Lai's Eswatini trip was "not connected" to the
meeting earlier this month in Beijing between K-M-T Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun
and Xi Jinping.

While Taiwan People's Party has slammed China for allegedly forcing the
cancellation of Lai trip.

The party says if Beijing continues to "aggressively constrict Taiwan's
diplomatic space and intimidate the Taiwanese people," it will only
exacerbate tensions in the Taiwan Strait and push the Taiwanese people
farther away."

The statements came after Presidential Office Secretary-General Pan Men-an
announced that Lai had been forced to cancel the visit, due to what he
described as "economic coercion" by China.

Pan told reporters that the Seychelles, Mauritius, and Madagascar
"unexpectedly and without justification rescinded overflight permission."

Those three countries are located along the flight path of the chartered
plane that Lai, his delegation and members of his national security team were
scheduled to take to Eswatini.