Both countries have summoned each other’s ambassadors after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said a Chinese attack on Taiwan could draw a military response from Tokyo.

HUALIEN CITY, Taiwan — The United States Geological Survey confirms a 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan. It happened about 40 miles south of Hualien City early Wednesday morning, local time. It comes just days after Taiwan experienced a 5.1 ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sparked a diplomatic spat with China over remarks last week that a hypothetical Chinese attack on democratically-ruled Taiwan could trigger a military response from Tokyo.

THE European Union and at least three countries have sent or pledged financial and relief assistance to the victims of the strong earthquakes in Cebu and Davao. The EU released 750,000 euros or over P50 million in humanitarian aid to respond to the 6.9 ...

Following the initial quake, five smaller tremors were detected within a span of 20 minutes. A 5.9-magnitude earthquake occurred in the waters near Hualien County, Taiwan, at 6:53 p.m. on Monday, as reported by the Central Weather Administration (CWA) and ...

Today, Takaichi said her comment was referring to the “worst-case scenario” for Taiwan. As it echoed the views of the Japanese government, Takaichi said she would not retract the statement. However, she did vow to exercise greater caution when commenting on a “Taiwan contingency” in the future.

Japan criticised a Chinese diplomat on Monday for "extremely inappropriate" remarks seemingly directed at Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, after she suggested that Tokyo could take military action if Beijing attacked neighbouring Taiwan.

Chinese foreign ministry calls Japanese leader’s remarks ‘egregiously wrong’ and urges Tokyo ‘to immediately correct itself’.