Japan's Meteorological Agency and the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued tsunami advisories shortly after the quake in Taiwan. However, both later updated their alerts stating there was no threat of high waves
China, which views the democratically-governed island as its own territory, carried out war games including firing missiles over Taipei in early August.
Taiwan's United Nations participation, and expressed hope that our nations will expand our cooperation to advance regional prosperity and development and serve as a key stabilizing force throughout the Asia-Pacific.
Taiwan's leader warned Beijing on Monday that the island would never give up its democratic way of life in a national day speech in which she drew parallels with Russia's invasion of Ukraine.