27/09/2025
The Communist Party of Swaziland (CPS) strongly condemns the latest pronouncements by the absolute monarch Mswati III, in which he has once again called for the recognition of Taiwan as an “independent state.” This reckless position does not represent the aspirations of the working people of Swaziland, but rather reflects the monarch’s role as a client of imperialist forces.
Mswati’s so-called foreign policy is not born from the will of the people. It is a continuation of the system of dependency that has tied our country to Western imperialism for decades. The recognition of Taiwan against the consensus of the United Nations and the African Union serves only the interests of the United States and its allies in their geopolitical struggle against the People’s Republic of China.
The people of Swaziland have nothing to gain from Mswati’s stubborn allegiance to Taipei. The regime’s relationship with Taiwan is based on secretive financial deals, luxury benefits for the royal family, and military support used to strengthen repression at home. Aid that comes from Taiwan never reaches the working class and poor but is diverted to sustain the lavish lifestyles of the royal elite and to entrench the violent security apparatus that crushes our people’s demands for democracy.
By positioning Swaziland as the last African state to cling to Taiwan, Mswati is further isolating our country from the solidarity of the progressive world. This is not “sovereign” diplomacy, but imperial control. It is the subordination of our nation’s dignity and future to imperialist manipulation, carried out through the person of one monarch who has no mandate from the people.
The CPS reaffirms that the struggle of the people of Swaziland is not with the people of Taiwan but China. Our demand is for the dismantling of the Tinkhundla regime, the establishment of a democratic republic, and a people’s foreign policy rooted in solidarity with oppressed peoples everywhere.
We call upon workers, peasants, youth, and all progressive forces to reject Mswati’s imperialist puppetry. The recognition of Taiwan is not a “national interest,” it is a royal and imperial interest against the people. A democratic and socialist Swaziland will stand with the peoples of the world against imperialism, colonialism, and all forms of oppression. A multipolar can only be built when the working class internationally defeats the minority that seeks to exploit the labour of the majority.
Down with imperialist puppets! Forward to People’s Powe!
Viva Communist Party of Swaziland, Viva!
Communist Party of Swaziland 
‘Our demand is for the dismantling of the Tinkhundla regime, the establishment of a democratic republic, and a people’s foreign policy rooted in solidarity with oppressed peoples everywhere.’
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