{"id":45062,"date":"2026-04-27T20:07:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T20:07:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/seychelles\/all-news\/seychelles-reaffirms-one-china-policy-and-aviation-decision"},"modified":"2026-04-27T20:17:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T20:17:36","slug":"seychelles-reaffirms-one-china-policy-and-aviation-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/seychelles\/all-news\/seychelles-reaffirms-one-china-policy-and-aviation-decision","title":{"rendered":"Seychelles Reaffirms One-China Policy and Aviation Decision"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Seychelles. <\/strong><\/span><b>Seychelles reaffirms \u2018One-China Policy\u2019, explains aviation clearance decision<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince the establishment of diplomatic relations on June 30, 1976, the Republic of Seychelles has consistently maintained its One-China Policy, a position that has remained unchanged across successive governments. This policy is aligned with the international framework reflected in United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758 (1971), which recognises the People\u2019s Republic of China as the sole legitimate representative of China within the United Nations system.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn line with this position, Seychelles does not maintain diplomatic relations with Taiwan and does not recognise it as a State or as having official governmental status. This approach is consistent with the practice of a significant number of United Nations member states.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith respect to aviation matters, under the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago Convention, 1944), each State exercises full sovereignty over the airspace above its territory. This includes the right to regulate and authorise requests for overflight and landing clearance in accordance with national law, foreign policy considerations, and applicable international obligations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was on this basis that clearance for overflight and landing was not granted in relation to the requested flight. The decision was taken through the established procedures governing airspace use and aircraft movements, and is consistent with standard international aviation practice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGiven Seychelles\u2019 non-recognition of Taiwan as a State, its authorities do not accord official status to its governmental representatives. Requests involving state-linked aircraft or movements are therefore assessed within the framework of Seychelles\u2019 foreign policy position and aviation regulatory regime.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe decision reflects the Republic of Seychelles\u2019 long-standing foreign policy, its sovereign rights under international law, and the universally recognised principles governing the use of national airspace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>Press release \u2013 Ministry of Foreign Affairs &amp; the Diaspora<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Seychelles<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Seychelles. Seychelles reaffirms \u2018One-China Policy\u2019, explains aviation clearance decision \u201cSince the establishment of diplomatic relations on June 30, 1976, the Republic of Seychelles has consistently maintained its One-China Policy, a position that has remained unchanged across successive governments. This policy is aligned with the international framework reflected in United Nations General Assembly Resolution [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":45061,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,12],"tags":[233],"class_list":["post-45062","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-seychelles"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Seychelles Reaffirms One-China Policy and Aviation Decision - Seychelles<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Seychelles reaffirms \u2018One-China Policy\u2019, explains aviation clearance decision \u201cSince the establishment of diplom ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/seychelles\/all-news\/seychelles-reaffirms-one-china-policy-and-aviation-decision\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Seychelles Reaffirms One-China Policy and Aviation Decision\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Seychelles reaffirms \u2018One-China Policy\u2019, explains aviation clearance decision \u201cSince the establishment of diplom ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/seychelles\/all-news\/seychelles-reaffirms-one-china-policy-and-aviation-decision\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Seychelles\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-04-27T20:07:40+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-27T20:17:36+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/seychelles\/sites\/30\/2026\/04\/sm_1777321042.745914.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1409\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"958\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/seychelles\/all-news\/seychelles-reaffirms-one-china-policy-and-aviation-decision#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/seychelles\/all-news\/seychelles-reaffirms-one-china-policy-and-aviation-decision\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/seychelles\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Seychelles Reaffirms One-China Policy and Aviation Decision\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-27T20:07:40+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-27T20:17:36+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/seychelles\/all-news\/seychelles-reaffirms-one-china-policy-and-aviation-decision\"},\"wordCount\":301,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/seychelles\/all-news\/seychelles-reaffirms-one-china-policy-and-aviation-decision#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/seychelles\/sites\/30\/2026\/04\/sm_1777321042.745914.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Seychelles\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/seychelles\/all-news\/seychelles-reaffirms-one-china-policy-and-aviation-decision#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/seychelles\/all-news\/seychelles-reaffirms-one-china-policy-and-aviation-decision\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/seychelles\/all-news\/seychelles-reaffirms-one-china-policy-and-aviation-decision\",\"name\":\"Seychelles Reaffirms One-China Policy and Aviation Decision - 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