Factbox-Taiwan's 12 remaining diplomatic allies

May 2 (Reuters) - ‌Taiwan ​President ​Lai Ching-te arrived in Eswatini on ‌Saturday on a surprise trip, ⁠after his government blamed ‌Chinese pressure for ‌the cancellation of a visit that was meant ​to have taken place last month.

China views ⁠democratically governed Taiwan as part of ​its territory with no right to state-to-state ties, ​a position ‌Taiwan's government strongly disputes.

Over the years, ⁠China has slowly whittled away at the number ⁠of countries that maintain formal diplomatic ​ties with Taiwan.

Following is a list of states that still ‌have diplomatic ties with Taiwan:

LATIN AMERICA ‌AND CARIBBEAN

Belize

Guatemala

Paraguay

Haiti

Saint Kitts ⁠and Nevis

Saint ‌Lucia

Saint Vincent ​and the Grenadines

PACIFIC

Marshall Islands

Palau

Tuvalu

AFRICA

Eswatini

EUROPE

Vatican City

(Reporting by Ben ‌Blanchard)

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