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A technical fault is being blamed for the mid-air emergency that left 17 people requiring hospitalisation.

Taiwan’s opposition-controlled legislature passed changes on Tuesday (Wednesday AEST) that are seen as favouring China and diminishing the power of the island's president, sparking protests by thousands of people.

China's military said its two-day exercises around Taiwan were punishment for separatist forces seeking independence.

Taiwan scrambled jets and put missile, naval and land units on alert over Chinese military exercises being conducted around the self-governing island democracy where a new president took office this week.

Lai Ching-te pledged to "neither yield nor provoke" Beijing and said he sought peace in relations with the superpower.

Beijing insists the trip violates the federal government's long established one-China policy.

The US President signed into law a $146.5 billion war aid measure that includes aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan and that also has a provision that would force social media site TikTok to be sold or be banned in the US.

The families of the Australian couple missing after the Taiwan earthquake earlier this month have issued a statement saying they would only like the search for their loved ones resumed when it is safe for rescuers.

A cluster of earthquakes has struck Taiwan, the strongest measuring 6.1 magnitude, according to the US Geological Survey.

A labrador retriever who failed to become a drug sniffing dog because he was overly friendly and playful has won hearts across Taiwan for his detection work in the aftermath of last week's 7.4-magnitidue earthquake.

Rescuers are still searching the wreckage of the earthquake which left ten people dead.

Vision has shown drivers frantically trying to avoid falling boulders in the opening moments of the quake.

Nine people have now been confirmed dead and more than 1,000 injured.

The quake, which also injured hundreds, was centred off the coast of rural, mountainous Hualien County, where some buildings leaned at severe angles, their ground floors crushed.

What appeared to be debris fell from the ceiling during the broadcast.

The Biden-Xi chat represents a follow-through on a simple commitment that Biden made publicly in Woodside, California, last year: That, moving forward, the two leaders would pick up the phone and call each other more often.

The fast-moving drones, laden with explosives, can travel hundreds of kilometres to remotely hit massive aircraft carriers and battleships.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong gave a stark warning to ASEAN officials ahead of today's summit of leaders.

The incident came amid heightened tension between Beijing and Taipei and left passengers onboard stunned.

Their vessel was pursued after trespassing in Taiwan waters, officials said.

Former President Donald Trump said he would consider imposing a tariff upward of 60 per cent on all Chinese imports if he regains the presidency.

At stake is the peace and stability of the island, 160 kilometres off the coast of China, that Beijing claims as its own and to be retaken by force if necessary.

The result will have implications far beyond the self-ruling island of 23 million people.

People were initially told a missile was flying over the self-ruled island.

Xi Jinping used his New Year address to talk about the "reunification" of China on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.

The South China Sea will continue looming as a potential flashpoint for conflict during a year bookended by two key elections.

Lisa Lines, allegedly involved in a love triangle with two co-accused, is alleged to have engaged in multiple plots to kill Jonathon Hawtin, beginning in 2017.

The warship involved in last week's sonar incident with a Chinese navy vessel that left an Australian diver injured has sailed through the Taiwan Strait.

Peace between Taiwan and China is the "only option," Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said Tuesday, while strongly asserting the self-governing island's defences against Beijing's threats to invade.

Taiwan's first homemade submarine has been greeted with a stark warning from its superpower neighbour.

Taiwanese Vice President William Lai's recent trip to Paraguay to reinforce relations with his government's last diplomatic partner in South America included stops in San Francisco and New York City.

The red graffiti stretching along 100 metres of a white wall did not last long before it got covered up by an onslaught of anti-Beijing slogans.

Exclusive: Taiwan's Foreign Minister has issued a stern message to China's President Xi Jinping to back off with military threats, and avoid a "disastrous result".

With helicopters in the sky and soldiers on the tarmac, the drill at Taiwan's busiest international gateway reflects how Taipei is preparing for multiple scenarios in the face of fears over China's increased military intimidation.

It was a forceful display days before the democracy plans to hold military exercises aimed at defending itself against a possible invasion.

The comments appeared to crack open a new rift just after the two countries agreed to tentative steps to stabilise the relationship.

Chinese President Xi Jinping said he was satisfied with progress in key talks, but the US had one major caveat.

Land-dwellers have been given a glimpse at one of the most rare and bizarre creatures lurking in the depths.

Animosity and recriminations have steadily escalated over a series of disagreements that have implications for global security and stability.

The United States military has released video of what it called an "unsafe" Chinese manoeuvre in the Taiwan Strait on the weekend.

The near collision between US and Chinese naval vessels in the Taiwan Strait highlighted the dangers of a military miscalculation in a dispute that stretches back decades.

The US said it would not "flinch in the face of bullying or coercion" after the much-criticised incident.

A war over Taiwan would be "devastating" and affect the global economy "in ways we cannot imagine," US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has warned, as he underlined US support for the island democracy.

Beijing accused Washington of violating agreements on the status of the self-ruling island.

Fighter jet flies right in front of US aircraft's nose, forcing it to fly through rough turbulence.

The island's defence ministry said it was monitoring the movements of the ships and will respond accordingly.

The family friend of a Queensland University student who unknowingly ingested rat poison in Taiwan is under investigation by Taiwanese Police.

The Queensland University student who became critically ill after unknowingly ingesting rat poison in Taiwan has touched down in Brisbane.

A Queensland student is being flown back to Australia via a medical rescue flight after an accidental poisoning in Taiwan left him in the intensive care unit.

Fears are growing that communist-ruled China may be preparing to invade its neighbour.