Taipei, June 17 -- Taiwan has strongly criticised China for allegedly pressuring Kenya to block Taiwanese experts from participating in the 11th Our Ocean Conference in Mombasa, describing Beijing's actions as diplomatic intimidation.

Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said the incident reflected China's continued efforts to isolate Taiwan from international engagement, as reported by The Taipei Times.

According to The Taipei Times, the controversy emerged after Taiwanese academics, who had been officially invited by Kenyan authorities, travelled to Kenya and attended a pre-conference exchange event where they presented research and policy reports. However, the delegates were later denied access to the main conference after Ken...