Japan plans to deploy medium-range surface-to-air missiles on Yonaguni – making it a frontline of defence in the event of a Chinese attack on Taiwan – as part of its broader military build-up across the southern island chain.

Taiwan’s Premier Cho Jung-tai firmly rejected Xi Jinping’s renewed sovereignty claims, insisting that a “return” to China is not an option for the island’s 23 million people

Chinese man accused of recruiting former Taiwanese officers to gather classified military information - Anadolu Ajansı

That role also means a war over Taiwan could be "cataclysmic," the report warned, potentially "wiping out as much as 10 percent of global GDP"—an unprecedented economic hit in modern times. The authors said the ramifications of such a scenario could be "on par with the 2008 Global Financial Crisis."

A Reuters visual investigation of China's annual naval exercises off the Chinese coast opposite Taiwan shows how Beijing's "shadow navy" of civilian ships is training to help in a mass landing of troops and materiel on the island.

The opinion poll comes at a time when diplomatic tensions between Tokyo and Beijing have intensified following Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's recent remarks over Taiwan.

China closed off Japanese seafood imports after Japan’s new leader declared strong support for Taiwan. Suddenly, sushi is everywhere on Taiwanese social media.

Amid growing tensions between China and Japan over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks on “intervening in a Taiwan contingency,” Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi visited a Ground Self-Defense Force base near Taiwan.