China Urges Citizens to Leave Taiwan’s Last Friend in Africa

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1. Wed, 26 August 2026

   3 reports
   • Bloomberg Politics11:07first to report
     China Urges Citizens to Leave Taiwan’s Last Friend in Africa

     China is urging its citizens to evacuate Eswatini and warning others not to visit the tiny African kingdom over what it said were safety concerns and scamming risks in Taiwan’s last remaining diplomatic partner on the continent.

   • BBC News World12:17
     China advises its citizens to leave Taiwan ally Eswatini over 'security risks'

     Eswatini is one of 12 countries, and the only one in Africa, that has diplomatic relations with Taiwan.

   • Libération (France)14:36
     L’Eswatini, dernier allié africain de Taiwan, subit les coups de pression chinois

     Mardi 25 août, Pékin a exhorté ses ressortissants à «évacuer dès que possible» ce petit pays d’Afrique australe, en évoquant une «situation sécuritaire complexe». Une nouvelle étape dans le bras de fer l’opposant à Taipei, dont le président a visité l’Eswatini en mai.

2. Thu, 3 September 2026

   1 report
   • bne IntelliNews05:29
     Africa’s last holdout: Eswatini’s Chinese dam project exposes limits of Beijing’s pressure over Taiwan

     Eswatini is one of only a dozen countries in the world with formal ties with Taiwan. Its $136mn Mpakeni Dam, being developed by Chinese contractors, embodies the limits of Beijing's diplomatic isolation.