Taiwan leader says island has 'right to engage with the world'

Taiwan said China applied "intense pressure" to Seychelles, Mauritius and Madagascar to revoke overflight permits for Lai's original trip to Eswatini -- Taipei's only ally in Africa -- which had been scheduled for April 22-26. China claims Taiwan is part of its territory and opposes the self-governed island's participation in international organisations and exchanges with other countries. "Taiwanese people are people of the world; Taiwanese people have the right to engage with the world," Lai told...