BEIJING/TAIPEI -- China's diplomatic offensive to flip the final African countries holding formal ties with Taiwan over to the mainland's side is nearly complete, as the Asian power wields economic might to expand its influence on the continent amid trade and security pressure from the U.S.
International relations
China verges on luring all of Africa away from Taiwan
Beijing uses economic leverage to cultivate allies against American pressure
Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, shakes hands with Swaziland's King Mswati III in 2015. The country now known as eSwatini has become Taiwan's last formal diplomatic partner in Africa.
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