Lai Ching-te has concluded his visit to Taiwan's African diplomatic ally Eswatini. Despite encountering obstacles on his return journey when transit permits for the airspace of three Indian Ocean countries were canceled, he eventually returned to Taoyuan Airport safely aboard the Eswatini King's private jet.
A blogger filed a real-name report alleging that data fabrication was suspected in a paper published in 2020 by Professor Kang Tiebang, deputy director of the Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center; Sun Yat-sen University responded that an investigation has been launched.
Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi traveled to Beijing to meet with Wang Yi, with China and Iran communicating on issues including the US-Iran conflict and energy trade, while the Wall Street Journal reported that China is selling materials needed for missile programs to Tehran.