Four people killed and several injured as 7.2 magnitude quake jolted Taiwan on Wednesday, the strongest that rocked the east Asian country in the past 25 years.

According to Qin Gang, the US should respect China's sovereignty and territorial integrity on the Taiwan issue, which is the basis of China-US relations

Taiwan has targeted Chinese drone flying near its offshore island with warning shots for the first time on Tuesday.

According to the Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman, the statement justifies US moves in violation of China’s sovereignty

Xie said the Chinese side would not sit idly by. The US must pay the price for its own mistake. China will take necessary and resolute countermeasures, and "we mean what we say," Global Times reported.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has warned of the repercussions which will follow the surprise visit made by Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan stressing that US struggles to contain China are doomed to fail.

Beijing doubles down against a potential trip to Taiwan by Nancy Pelosi, who is on a 4-nation Asia tour.

According to Zhao Lijian, Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan would destabilize the situation in the Taiwan Strait and deal a blow to China-US relations

Chinese, US presidents discuss bilateral relations over phone

Joe Biden addressed the issue of Taiwan during his meeting with Japanse PM Fumio Kishida, pledging to protect the island against any invasion.

"Let me emphasise this. The Taiwan issue is the biggest tinderbox between China and the United States," Qin told NPR in an interview broadcast on Friday.