Taiwan’s only friend in Africa skips Chinese leader’s big summit

King Mswati III of Eswatini was absent from Xi Jinping’s Forum on China-Africa Cooperation due to Eswatini’s diplomatic ties with Taiwan. The kingdom remains Taiwan’s sole ally in Africa, resisting China’s efforts to isolate Taiwan. Eswatini values Taiwan’s support and avoids entanglement in Chinese infrastructure projects and loans. Mswati’s administration hasn’t given any indication it intends turning its back on Taiwan.