BEIJING, April 23 (Reuters) – China’s foreign ministry on Thursday urged the United States to abide by the one-China principle after the U.S. criticised Chinese pressure on some African countries to revoke overflight clearances for Taiwan’s president.
Taiwan this week said the Seychelles, Mauritius and Madagascar unilaterally revoked flight permits for its presidential aircraft to cross airspace they manage on a planned trip to Eswatini, one of Taiwan’s diplomatic allies.
Speaking at a daily press conference, foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said China opposes the U.S. criticism and will never accept it, urging Washington to stop interfering in China’s internal affairs.
(Reporting by Mei Mei Chu; Additional reporting by Ben Blanchard in Taipei; Editing by Himani Sarkar)
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