台湾总统赖清德原定访问史瓦帝尼的行程已被推迟，此前塞舌尔、毛里求斯和马达加斯加突然取消了先前批准的过飞许可。台北指责北京向这些非洲国家施压，北京否认使用经济胁迫，并赞扬三国坚持一个中国原则。赖清德办公室称，由于改道复杂且存在安全担忧，只能推迟行程并改派特使。
赖清德办公室于周二晚间宣布，将推迟总统威廉·赖（William Lai）对史瓦帝尼的访问。此前，塞舌尔、毛里求斯和马达加斯加突然取消了对台湾领导人专机的过飞许可，尽管这些许可此前已获批准。
台北指责北京向这三个非洲国家施压，迫使其撤回许可。赖清德办公室表示，由于改道过于复杂且涉及安全问题，别无选择，只能推迟行程并改派一名特使前往。
北京国务院台湾事务办公室（TAO）对此表示感谢，称赞三国“坚持一个中国原则”。TAO发言人张汉（Zhang Han）驳斥了北京使用经济胁迫阻挠行程的说法。
史瓦帝尼是台湾在非洲的盟友，此次事件凸显了中国大陆在全球南方影响力的争论，但北京坚决否认任何不当干预。
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