Chinese Billions Fail to Sway Taiwan’s Last Two Allies in Africa
- Taiwan has diplomatic partners in Burkina Faso, Swaziland
- Burkina Faso gets ‘outrageous proposals’ to switch allegiance
Alpha Barry.
Photographer: Issouf Sanogo/AFP via Getty ImagesThis article is for subscribers only.
Taiwan’s last two African allies have no plans to switch allegiances and break ties with Taipei as Beijing tries to woo the self-ruled island’s diplomatic partners.
Burkina Faso won’t cut relations with Taiwan despite people and companies with links to China offering funding in return for recognition of the One-China principle, according to Foreign Minister Alpha Barry. Swaziland said its relationship with Taiwan is based on mutual interests, not on money.