A series of earthquakes hit off the coast of Taiwan Wednesday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The quakes measured at 4.5 and 4.6 magnitude strength and struck 16.15 miles, about 26 km, and 16.7 miles, about 27 km, east-northeast of Hualien City, the USGS map shows.

The book contains specific instructions to stock up on supplies, prepare go-bags, and to establish emergency meeting points with family members.

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

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.

Japan is mounting a broad diplomatic effort to ease tensions with China after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s comments on Taiwan sparked a sharp backlash from Beijing that raised fears of a breakdown in economic ties.

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.

China and Japan are staring each other down like never before and one phrase from Tokyo has just raised the temperature across Asia. Japan’s prime minister has invoked a term that rarely enters public debate: a “survival-threatening situation.

Analysts say Taiwan finds itself in its most complex position in years due to US tariff threats and demands on semiconductor manufacturing, defense spending - Anadolu Ajansı