China may conquer Taiwan through energy blockade and gray-zone tactics rather than military invasion, new defense study reveals. Beijing's strategy targets fuel imports.

Taiwan will begin distributing millions of civil defence handbooks to households across the island this week, in an unprecedented effort to prepare residents for potential emergencies, including the possibility of a Chinese attack.

Tension between Japan and China has escalated over the new Japanese leader's suggestion Tokyo could intervene militarily if Beijing attacks Taiwan.

BEIJING: China urges Japan to stop overstepping the line, retract its erroneous words and deeds, and honor its commitment to China with concrete actions, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Monday.

Japan's tourism-related stocks fell amid a worsening diplomatic standoff between the two nations Beijing issued a travel and study alert for Chinese citizens considering going to Japan.Japan's tourism-exposed stocks fell Monday as tensions with China intensified after Beijing issued a travel and study alert for its citizens considering going to Japan.

An opening attempt to cool tensions between China and Japan appears to have fallen flat, signaling that the diplomatic spat is likely to drag on and stoking concerns about further strain in economic ties.