一个在菲律宾的台湾人团体指责中国将国际领空“武器化”，此前塞舌尔、毛里求斯和马达加斯加拒绝向赖清德总统提供飞越许可，导致其访问斯威士兰的行程取消。菲律宾台湾同乡会称此举为破坏全球准则的政治胁迫，并将该事件与西菲律宾海的紧张局势联系起来。
菲律宾台湾同乡会于4月27日周一发表声明，指责中国将国际领空“武器化”，此前塞舌尔、毛里求斯和马达加斯加拒绝向赖清德总统提供飞越许可，迫使其取消了原定的斯威士兰之行。
该团体表示：“这不是外交。这就是赤裸裸的胁迫。”据路透社报道，台湾外交部指出，这些决定均提及了“一个中国”政策，并将此归咎于北京方面的压力。
中国否认存在任何胁迫行为，称这些非洲国家是根据“一个中国”原则行事，并赞赏了它们的立场。
该团体警告称，将领空政治化正在侵蚀基于规则的国际秩序，且这种行为可能延伸至限制菲律宾的行动自由。它质疑道：“如果今天领空可以被政治化和武器化来孤立台湾，那么明天又有什么能阻止类似的压力被用来限制菲律宾自身的行动自由呢？”该团体敦促各国政府在领空和海域领域维护国际法。
Taiwanese President William Lai's trip to eSwatini has been postponed after Seychelles, Mauritius, and Madagascar abruptly cancelled previously approved overflight permissions. Taipei accuses Beijing of pressuring the three African nations, while Beijing denies economic coercion and thanks them for adhering to the one-China principle. Lai's office cited complex re-routing and safety concerns as reasons to delay the visit and send a special envoy instead.
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China's military conducted live-fire exercises in waters east of the Philippines' Luzon Island, as stated on Friday. The drills coincide with the annual Balikatan exercises hosted by Manila and Washington, extending into disputed South China Sea areas. Japan is joining with combat troops for the first time amid strains with Beijing.
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