Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/04/20
By: Yeh Su-ping and Kuan-lin Liu 

Taipei, April 20 (CNA) Taiwan views its diplomatic allies in Africa as the starting point for a step-by-step approach to engaging with and investing in the continent, President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) said on Friday as she addressed how the country would respond to China’s recent attempts to expand its influence in Africa.

While speaking with reporters on her last day in Swaziland, Tsai explained Taiwan’s unique way of managing its relationship with Africa, which heavily emphasizes cooperation with its two diplomatic allies on the continent, Swaziland and Burkina Faso.

These cooperative initiatives range from trade and investment to skills exchanges, professional training and education, all of which will help Taiwan’s diplomatic allies build an industrial foundation while allowing Taipei to increase its influence on the continent, she noted.    [FULL  STORY]