Alphabet's Google opened a new AI infrastructure hardware engineering centre in Taiwan on Thursday - its biggest outside of the U.S. - in what Taiwan's president said was a show of confidence in the island as a trustworthy technology partner.

Beijing’s strategy, known as “the pen and the gun,” employs a domestic media campaign and aggressive rhetoric toward Taipei’s friends.

Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Lin Chia-Lung has pledged full support for Japan as tensions escalate with China over comments made by new Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. Beijing has signaled plans to ban all imports of Japanese seafood and urged Chinese citizens to avoid traveling to Japan,

Alphabet's Google on Thursday opened in Taiwan its biggest artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure hardware engineering centre outside of the United States, in what Taiwan's president said was a show of confidence in the island as a trustworthy technology partner.

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.

Less than a month into her term, Japan's conservative leader has stirred tensions with China by suggesting a Chinese move against Taiwan could prompt a Japanese military response.

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

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.