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Chen Shui-bian foreign visits timeline (2000-2008)

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Lai uses a prerecorded Eswatini banquet address to reaffirm ties

Key takeaways

  • The April 2026 disruption shows Taiwan presidential travel can be constrained before a trip begins, not only during a transit stop.
  • Current coverage is reactivating Chen Shui-bian's 2000-2008 travel record as a live reference point for today's cross-strait diplomacy and airspace pressure.
  • The dispute widened beyond Taipei and Beijing into transit states and U.S. politics, showing that route denials can generate broader diplomatic fallout.

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