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Kenya accused of deporting Taiwanese conference delegates on China's behalf Taiwan’s foreign minister says Chinese pressure on countries over the island is a ‘new normal’ FILE - Fish swim near coral on the ocean bed near Shimoni, Kenya, June 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga, File) Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. By Simina Mistreanu And Evelyne Musambi, The Associated Press Posted Jun 17, 2026 06:43:23 AM. Last Updated Jun 17, 2026 09:03:33 AM. TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Attempts by China to exert pressure or influence on other countries to limit Taiwan’s access to international events has become “the new normal,” the island’s foreign minister said Wednesday. Lin Chia-Lung was speaking after Taiwanese delegates were detained in Kenya and denied access to an ocean conference, reportedly due to Chinese pressure on the organizers, according to Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry. China regards Taiwan, a self-ruled democracy, as a breakaway province and has not renounced the use of force to annex it. In recent months, Beijing has ramped up a campaign of pressuring other countries to limit the access of Taiwanese officials or delegates to various events. In April, Taiwan’s …

Kenya accused of deporting Taiwanese conference delegates on China's ... Home News World Africa FILE - Fish swim near coral on the ocean bed near Shimoni, Kenya, June 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga, File) Brian Inganga flag wire: true flag sponsored: false article_type: pubinfo.section: cms.site.custom.site_domain : thestar.com sWebsitePrimaryPublication : publications/toronto_star bHasMigratedAvatar : false firstAuthor.avatar : By Simina Mistreanu And Evelyne Musambi The Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Attempts by China to exert pressure or influence on other countries to limit Taiwan’s access to international events has become “the new normal,” the island’s foreign minister said Wednesday. Lin Chia-Lung was speaking after Taiwanese delegates were detained in Kenya and denied access to an ocean conference, reportedly due to Chinese pressure on the organizers, according to Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry. China regards Taiwan, a self-ruled democracy, as a breakaway province and has not renounced the use of force to annex it. In recent months, Beijing has ramped up a campaign of pressuring other countries to limit the access of Taiwanese officials or delegates to various events…

Taiwan's foreign minister says Chinese pressure on countries over the ... FILE - Fish swim near coral on the ocean bed near Shimoni, Kenya, June 13, 2022. TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Attempts by China to exert pressure or influence on other countries to limit Taiwan’s access to international events has become “the new normal,” the island’s foreign minister said Wednesday. Lin Chia-Lung was speaking after Taiwanese delegates were detained in Kenya and denied access to an ocean conference, reportedly due to Chinese pressure on the organizers, according to Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry. China regards Taiwan, a self-ruled democracy, as a breakaway province and has not renounced the use of force to annex it. In recent months, Beijing has ramped up acampaign of pressuring other countriesto limit the access of Taiwanese officials or delegates to various events. In April, Taiwan’s presidentpostponed a planned visitto the African nation of Eswatini after three countries withdrew permission for him to fly over their territories after pressure fromChina, his office said. He eventuallyarrived in the African nationdays later, on a plane chartered by Eswatini’s king. In the latest incident, two Taiw…

Kenya accused of deporting Taiwanese conference delegates ... Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email FILE - Fish swim near coral on the ocean bed near Shimoni, Kenya, June 13, 2022. Brian Inganga - AP Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Taiwan accused Kenya on Wednesday of human rights abuses against its nationals attending a global oceans conference in Mombasa and blamed China for exerting pressure on the East African country. Taiwan’s foreign ministry said the scholars’ passports and mobile phones were confiscated and they were detained for more than 20 hours before being deported. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Taipei said it “strongly protests and condemns China’s pressure on the Kenyan government to refuse Taiwanese scholars’ attendance at the international ocean academic exchange conference, as well as the barbaric acts of confiscating passports, mobile phones, and restricting personal and communication freedoms — actions that violate human rights and international norms.” Kenya defended its decision to deport the Taiwanese nationals. Foreign Ministry Principal Secretary Korir Sing’oei said his country's for…

Diplomacy - TaiwanPlus Kenya Accused of Bowing to Chinese Pressure Over Ocean Conference Ban Reporter/Provider - Alex Chen/Lery Hiciano Publish Date - 06/17/2026 Watch On App Description Transcript Taiwan is protesting after its delegation of marine experts was effectively blocked from attending the Our Ocean Conference in Kenya. The first delegates who arrived for the conference were detained for 24 hours and had their cell phones and passports confiscated, and others had cancel their plans. Taiwan's foreign ministry says China leaned on Kenya to prevent the Taiwanese delegation from attending. Ocean Ban Kenya Africa OCEAN CONFERENCE FALLOUT Taiwan accuses Kenya of bowing to Chinese pressure REPORTER: Controversy surrounds the Our Ocean Conference, which kicked off Tuesday in Kenya. Several Taiwanese marine experts traveling to the conference were held for more than 24 hours, and some had their phones and passports confiscated. In the end, none of them made it to the event. Taiwan’s government is calling foul. BITE-1: The visiting scholars were locked in a small room for 24 hours. This kind of treatment clearly shows there was pressure behind the scenes. REPORTER: Taiwan has sent…

Kenya accused of deporting Taiwanese conference delegates on China's ... Taiwan has blamed China for pressuring the Kenyan government to deny Taiwanese scholars entry to attend a global oceans conference and for deporting them NAIROBI, Kenya --NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) —TaiwanaccusedKenyaon Wednesday of human rights abuses against its nationals attending aglobal oceans conferencein Mombasa and blamed China for exerting pressure on the East African country. Taiwan’s foreign ministry said the scholars’ passports and mobile phones were confiscated and they were detained for more than 20 hours before being deported. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Taipei said it “strongly protests and condemns China’s pressure on the Kenyan government to refuse Taiwanese scholars’ attendance at the international ocean academic exchange conference, as well as the barbaric acts of confiscating passports, mobile phones, and restricting personal and communication freedoms — actions that violate human rights and international norms.” Kenya defended its decision to deport the Taiwanese nationals. Foreign Ministry Principal Secretary Korir Sing’oei said his country's foreign policy “recogniz…

Kenya accused of deporting Taiwanese conference delegates on China's ... Fish swim near coral on the ocean bed near Shimoni, Kenya, June 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga, File) TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Attempts by China to exert pressure or influence on other countries to limit Taiwan’s access to international events has become “the new normal,” the island’s foreign minister said Wednesday. Lin Chia-Lung was speaking after Taiwanese delegates were detained in Kenya and denied access to an ocean conference, reportedly due to Chinese pressure on the organizers, according to Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry. China regards Taiwan, a self-ruled democracy, as a breakaway province and has not renounced the use of force to annex it. In recent months, Beijing has ramped up acampaign of pressuring other countriesto limit the access of Taiwanese officials or delegates to various events. In April, Taiwan’s presidentpostponed a planned visitto the African nation of Eswatini after three countries withdrew permission for him to fly over their territories after pressure fromChina, his office said. He eventuallyarrived in the African nationdays later, on a plane chartered by Eswatini’s king. In the la…

Taiwan accuses Kenya of deporting conference delegates on China’s behalf First African nation to host the global oceans conference defends deportations, saying it 'recognises only one China'.