Pacific Winds 20230405
A daily collection of news affecting the Asia-Pacific region
Alliances
AUKUS needs to pool tech resources as US edge erodes -Australian intelligence chief
Reuters 20230404
https://www.reuters.com/world/aukus-needs-pool-tech-resources-us-edge-erodes-australian-intelligence-chief-2023-04-04/
The Strategic Case for New Zealand to Join AUKUS
The Diplomat 20230404
https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/the-strategic-case-for-new-zealand-to-join-aukus/
Australia in China’s shadow: Lessons for other nations from Canberra-Beijing relations
Breaking Defense 20230404
https://breakingdefense.com/2023/04/australia-in-chinas-shadow-lessons-for-other-nations-from-canberra-beijing-relations/
South Korea Vulnerable to US-China Rivalry
Business Korea 20230404
http://www.businesskorea.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=112138
No room for ‘cold war mentality’ in China-Philippine relations: Wang Yi
SCMP 20230404
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3215932/no-room-cold-war-mentality-china-philippine-relations-wang-yi
China roars as Philippines opens wider to US forces
Asia Times 20230404
https://asiatimes.com/2023/04/china-roars-as-philippines-opens-wider-to-us-forces/
Philippines should stay neutral or risk being ‘crushed’ amid US-China tensions, experts warn
SCMP 20230404
https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3215903/philippines-should-stay-neutral-or-risk-being-crushed-amid-us-china-tensions-experts-warn
New US military bases in northern Philippines are 'provocation' against China and peace
China Daily 20230404
https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202304/04/WS642c4617a31057c47ebb85df.html
US not seeking permanent military bases in PH — Pentagon
Manila Bulletin 20230404
https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/4/us-not-seeking-permanent-military-bases-in-ph-pentagon
Australia a ‘vital partner’ for NATO’s plans on defending Taiwan
SMH 20230404
https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/australia-a-vital-partner-for-nato-s-plans-on-defending-taiwan-20230403-p5cxsy.html
Europe’s Dangerous Dependence on China
Carnegie 20230404
https://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/89448
U.S. allies are on board for China chip tech controls after all
Nikkei 20230404
https://asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/U.S.-allies-are-on-board-for-China-chip-tech-controls-after-all
ADB says developing Asia to grow faster in 2023 on China reopening
Nikkei 20230404
https://asia.nikkei.com/Economy/ADB-says-developing-Asia-to-grow-faster-in-2023-on-China-reopening
How China-US tensions are affecting American aircraft exports to the world’s No 2 economy
SCMP 20230404
https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3215961/how-china-us-tensions-are-affecting-american-aircraft-exports-worlds-no-2-economy
Micronesia-Marianas (2nd Island Chain+)
Four B-52s arrive on Guam for latest bomber task force mission
S&S 20230403
https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2023-04-03/guam-b-52-bombers-task-force-mission-9695176.html
Island Waves
Australia-Papua New Guinea security agreement concerns China, says PNG’s top diplomat
PINA 20230404
https://pina.com.fj/2023/04/04/australia-papua-new-guinea-security-agreement-concerns-china-says-pngs-top-diplomat/
China reaffirms funding support
The National (PNG) 20230404
https://www.thenational.com.pg/china-reaffirms-funding-support/
Chinese medical team in Lae
The National (PNG) 20230404
https://www.thenational.com.pg/chinese-medical-team-in-lae/
Scholarships as a Tool of Statecraft
AIIA 20230404
https://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australianoutlook/scholarships-as-a-tool-of-statecraft/
‘Not about the highest bidder’: the countries defying China to stick with Taiwan
Guardian 20230404
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/04/not-about-the-highest-bidder-the-countries-defying-china-to-stick-with-taiwan
China, Its Growing Interest Towards The South Pacific And The Concern Of The US Over This!
Inventiva 20230404
https://www.inventiva.co.in/stories/china-its-growing-interest-towards/
Malaysia PM says Petronas project in South China Sea in Malaysian territory
Reuters 20230404
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/malaysia-pm-says-petronas-project-south-china-sea-malaysian-territory-2023-04-04/
Phishing in the South China Sea
The Diplomat 20230403
https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/phishing-in-the-south-china-sea/
Japan, PH hold 5th maritime dialogue
Manila Times 20230305
https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/04/03/expats-diplomats/japan-ph-hold-5th-maritime-dialogue/1885400
Taiwan
China warns US House Speaker not to meet Taiwan president
Reuters 20230404
https://www.reuters.com/world/china-warns-us-house-speaker-not-meet-taiwan-president-2023-04-04/
Taiwan island, the US stand to lose more than they gain from opportunistic meeting between Tsai and McCarthy
GT 20230404
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202304/1288533.shtml
Uneasy allies: U.S., Taiwan weigh options, scenarios as China threat builds
WashTimes 20230404
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/apr/4/uneasy-allies-us-taiwan-weigh-options-scenarios-ch/
Chinese military planes enter ADIZ, as Tsai set to meet McCarthy
CNA (TW) 20230404
https://focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait/202304040006
Taiwan tracks 20 Chinese military aircraft, 3 naval ships around country
Taiwan News 2030404
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4855000
Capabilities
What Does Competition in the Pacific Look Like? Navy Experts Map a Strategy.
Military.com 20230403
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/04/03/what-does-competition-pacific-look-navy-experts-map-strategy.html
Japan Weighs Bomb-Shelter Bill With Eye on China, North Korea
Bloomberg 20230403
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-04-03/japan-weighs-bomb-shelter-bill-with-eye-on-china-north-korea
IN DEFENSE OF DENIAL: WHY DETERRING CHINA REQUIRES NEW AIRPOWER THINKING
WOTR 20230403
https://warontherocks.com/2023/04/in-defense-of-denial-why-deterring-china-requires-new-airpower-thinking/
China's intensifying nuclear-armed submarine patrols add complexity for U.S., allies
Reuters 20230404
https://www.reuters.com/world/chinas-intensifying-nuclear-armed-submarine-patrols-add-complexity-us-allies-2023-04-04/
Why South Korea shouldn’t go nuclear
Asia Times 20230404
https://asiatimes.com/2023/04/why-south-korea-shouldnt-go-nuclear/
US Satellite Ground Stations Vulnerable to Attack, Space Agency Warns
Defense One 20230404
https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2023/04/sda-stresses-need-protect-satellites-ground-stations/384786/
Space Development Agency enters demonstration phase after first launch
Defense News 20230404
https://www.defensenews.com/battlefield-tech/space/2023/04/04/space-development-agency-enters-demonstration-phase-after-first-launch/
Navy’s first ‘space summit’ focuses on shoring up Space Force support for maritime mission
Breaking Defense 20230404
https://breakingdefense.com/2023/04/navys-first-space-summit-focuses-on-shoring-up-space-force-support-for-maritime-mission/
First View Of LRASM Missile Aboard A US Navy P-8A Poseidon
Naval News 20230404
https://www.navalnews.com/event-news/sea-air-space-2023/2023/04/first-view-of-lrasm-missile-aboard-a-us-navy-p-8a-poseidon/
MQ-25A Stingray IOC Pushed to 2026 Following Manufacturing Delays
USNI 20230404
https://news.usni.org/2023/04/04/mq-25a-stingray-ioc-pushed-to-2026-following-manufacturing-delays
CNO Wants to Pursue Multi-Year Buy for Stalled Amphibious Ship Program
USNI 20230403
https://news.usni.org/2023/04/03/cno-wants-to-pursue-multi-year-buy-for-stalled-amphibious-ship-program
The US Army moves to tweak its formations for future conflicts
Defense News 20230404
https://www.defensenews.com/digital-show-dailies/global-force-symposium/2023/04/04/the-us-army-moves-to-tweak-its-formations-for-future-conflicts/
America Pausing AI Sparks Concerns About China Making Gains
Newsweek 20230403
https://www.newsweek.com/america-pausing-ai-sparks-concerns-china-gains-1791599
Power
US Says Tough China Moves Needed to Counter ‘National Champions’
Bloomberg 20230403
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-04-04/us-says-tough-china-moves-needed-to-counter-national-champions
The Cost of Biden’s “Democracy” Fixation
Hudson 20230403
https://www.hudson.org/democracy/cost-bidens-democracy-fixation
How Five Days in March Will Change Japan’s Foreign Policy
Hudson 20230403
https://www.hudson.org/foreign-policy/how-five-days-march-will-change-japans-foreign-policy
What the US and its allies get wrong about Chinese neutrality
Responsible Statecraft 20230404
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2023/04/04/what-the-us-and-its-allies-get-wrong-about-chinese-neutrality/
Exercises
US troops have already trained at new shared-access bases in the Philippines
S&S 20230404
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2023-04-04/philippines-shared-bases-american-troops-9697413.html#.ZCvGrM1pjcs.link
NIMCSG, JMSDF, ROKN Conduct Trilateral Maritime Exercise
USN PacFlt 20230404
https://www.cpf.navy.mil/Newsroom/News/Article/3351271/nimcsg-jmsdf-rokn-conduct-trilateral-maritime-exercise/