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OPINION: Eswatini’a Ties with Taiwan Holding Back the Kingdom’s Future

The PRC is now Africa’s largest trading partner, with bilateral volumes exceeding US$ 340 billion, in 2025. From South Africa’s citrus exports to Ethiopia’s coffee, Chinese market access has become a vital engine for job creation and foreign exchange. Eswatini, by contrast, trades with China only through indirect, third-party channels; often at higher tariffs and lower efficiency.