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.

Taiwan is investigating a retired TSMC executive who recently joined Intel , the island's economy minister said on Wednesday, after local media reported that he may have taken the chipmaker's advanced technology data to his new employer.

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

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.

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

PANAMA CITY -- A planned trip by some Panamanian lawmakers to Taiwan has unleashed the latest diplomatic spat with China as the Central American country tries to navigate the turbulent waters between the Asian superpower and the United States.

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.