Pacific Winds 20230412

A daily collection of news affecting the Asia-Pacific region

Apr 11, 2023

Alliances

India-Japan Partnership In The Indo-Pacific Theater
Eurasia Review 20230411
https://www.eurasiareview.com/11042023-india-japan-partnership-in-the-indo-pacific-theater-oped/

PH maintains independent foreign policy — Manalo
Manila Bulletin 20230411
https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/11/ph-maintains-independent-foreign-policy-manalo

Japan’s Official Security Assistance: The Sleeping Giant Stirs?
The Diplomat 20230411
https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/japans-official-security-assistance-the-sleeping-giant-stirs/

N. Korea unresponsive to regular contact via inter-Korean liaison line for 5th day
Yonhap 20230411
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20230411003000325

U.S. starts week of courting Asian partners after Taiwan flare-up
Japan Times 20230411
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/04/11/world/us-courts-asian-partners-taiwan-flareup/

Australian defense chief cagey on Taiwan, Macron
Taiwan News 20230411
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4860486

Japan urged to stop following cliché of smears, provoking camp confrontation after diplomatic report calls China 'biggest strategic challenge'
GT 20230411
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202304/1288904.shtml

US officials review intel sharing after damaging leak
Reuters 20230410
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/intel-leak-has-us-officials-bracing-impact-home-abroad-2023-04-10/

Leak of documents about Ukraine war, US allies presents ‘very serious’ security risk, Pentagon says
S&S 20230410
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2023-04-10/document-leak-pentagon-security-risk-9762191.html

How U.S. friends and foes have responded to leaked Pentagon documents
WaPo 20230410
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/10/reactions-pentagon-documents-israel-russia-ukraine-south-korea/

Leaked Documents and Accusations of U.S. Spying Spark Outrage in Seoul
NYTimes 20230411
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/11/world/asia/south-korea-leaked-pentagon-documents.html

Yoon's office rejects eavesdropping suspicions as 'absurd, false'
Yonhap 20230411
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20230411002651315?section=news

S. Korea, U.S. defense chiefs hold phone talks over U.S. military leak reports
Yonhap 20230411
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20230411003300325?section=national/defense

No evidence shows ill intentions from U.S. in alleged tapping of presidential office: security adviser
Yonhap 20230412
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20230412000200325?section=news

Pentagon file leak ‘exacerbates lack of mutual trust between US and allies, a heavy blow to US hegemony’
GT 20230411
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202304/1288902.shtml

Chinese FM repeats grave concern, opposition to Japan’s nuclear-contaminated water dumping plan in response to South Korea’s opposition party’s protest in Japan
GT 20230411
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202304/1288883.shtml

Federal government says agreement reached with China to resolve barley dispute
ABC (AU) 20230411
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-11/agreement-reached-with-china-for-resolution-of-barley-dispute/102208192

US signals to fix China ties but ‘credible sincerity’ needed; Washington to be ‘lone wolf’ in ‘new cold war’ against China
GT 20230411
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202304/1288935.shtml

U.S. Envoy to Japan Slams China over Economic Coercion
Japan News 20230411
https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/news-services/afp-jiji/20230411-102775/

Amid Trade War with China, Few Industries Support the Tariffs
CFR 20230411
https://www.cfr.org/blog/amid-trade-war-china-few-industries-support-tariffs

What Exactly Does Washington Want From Its Trade War With Beijing?
Carnegie 20230411
https://carnegieendowment.org/2023/04/11/what-exactly-does-washington-want-from-its-trade-war-with-beijing-pub-89503

US House committee chair 'concerned' by Tesla deals in China
Reuters 20230410
https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/us-house-committee-chair-concerned-by-tesla-deals-china-2023-04-10/

CPTPP members now have to figure out what to do about China
Nikkei 20230411
https://asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/CPTPP-members-now-have-to-figure-out-what-to-do-about-China

Xi topping Biden in New Cold War’s economic game
Asia Times 20230411
https://asiatimes.com/2023/04/xi-topping-biden-in-new-cold-wars-economic-game/

Micronesia-Marianas (2^nd Island Chain+)

Island Waves

Pacific Islands Forum chairman 'reassured' over massive nuclear submarine deal
Radio NZ 20230411
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/pacific/487553/pacific-islands-forum-chairman-reassured-over-massive-nuclear-submarine-deal

France tightens the screws in New Caledonia
Lowy 20230411
https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/france-tightens-screws-new-caledonia

New Caledonia, France need a new plan to break sovereignty stalemate
APR 20230411
https://asiapacificreport.nz/2023/04/11/new-caledonia-france-need-a-new-plan-to-break-sovereignty-stalemate/

USAID to Help Empower Women in Madang
Post Courier (PNG) 20230411
https://postcourier.com.pg/usaid-to-help-empower-women-in-madang/

Conflict in a Crowded Sea: Risks of Escalation in the South China Sea
The Diplomat 20230411
https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/conflict-in-a-crowded-sea-risks-of-escalation-in-the-south-china-sea/

China, Japan hold high-level consultations on maritime affairs
Xinhua 20230411
https://english.news.cn/20230411/1b9c5f87b4134f8db2bd12d7158650f4/c.html

China-Japan maritime talks include rebuke for Tokyo on Taiwan
SCMP 20230411
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3216649/china-japan-maritime-talks-include-rebuke-tokyo-taiwan

PH, Japan strengthen maritime cooperation
Manila Times 20230412
https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/04/12/business/maritime/ph-japan-strengthen-maritime-cooperation/1886659

Taiwan

Chinese aircraft, ships remain around Taiwan after drills end
Reuters 20230410
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/taiwan-president-says-china-military-exercises-not-responsible-2023-04-10/

Chinese forces remain active around Taiwan past expected end to military exercise
S&S 20230411
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2023-04-11/china-taiwan-strait-military-drills-9766616.html

Carriers and precision attacks: The takeaways from China's latest Taiwan drills
Reuters 20230411
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/carriers-precision-attacks-takeaways-chinas-latest-taiwan-drills-2023-04-11/

PLA continues routine patrols around Taiwan island after joint drills encircling island concludes
GT 20230411
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202304/1288925.shtml

Chinese warship claims Taiwan's contiguous zone 'doesn't exist'
Taiwan News 20230411
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4860684

Taiwan's legislature condemns China's 'barbaric actions' in strait
Taiwan News 20230411
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4860638

Why Is China So Obsessed with Taiwan?
Hudson 20230410
https://www.hudson.org/foreign-policy/why-china-so-obsessed-taiwan

Is Taiwan Worth Defending?
Project Syndicate 20230411
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/why-taiwan-must-be-defended-by-ian-buruma-2023-04

US abandonment of Taiwan island inevitable if war erupts
GT 20230411
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202304/1288875.shtml

U.S. defense industry plans first Taiwan trip in four years
Nikkei 20230411
https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/Taiwan-tensions/U.S.-defense-industry-plans-first-Taiwan-trip-in-four-years

US' 'Taiwan card' threatens peace in Asia-Pacific
China Military 20230411
http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/OPINIONS_209196/Opinions_209197/16215991.html

Capabilities

Japan signs $2.8 billion deals for long-range missile development
Defense News 20230411
https://www.defensenews.com/global/asia-pacific/2023/04/11/japan-signs-28-billion-deals-for-long-range-missile-development/

Discussion needed on how US can use Philippines bases - foreign minister
Reuters 20230410
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/discussion-needed-how-us-can-use-philippines-bases-foreign-minister-2023-04-10/

N. Korean leader calls for expanding war deterrence in more 'offensive' way: KCNA
Yonhap 20230411
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20230411001000325

Kim Jong Un reviews ‘attack plans’ on South Korea at top military meeting
NK News 20230411
https://www.nknews.org/2023/04/kim-jong-un-reviews-attack-plans-on-south-korea-at-top-military-meeting/

Military leaders in Hawaii look to strengthen forces in Alaska
S&S 20230410
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2023-04-10/military-leaders-hawaii-alaska-9760324.html

Air Force Flies C-17 as Command and Control Platform in ACE Experiment
Air & Space 20230411
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/air-force-c-17-awacs/

US Army official reveals watercraft, networks as logistics focus areas
Defense News 20230411
https://www.defensenews.com/land/2023/04/11/us-army-official-reveals-watercraft-networks-as-logistics-focus-areas/

U.S. Not Ready to Quickly Produce and Ship Weapon Systems, Panel Says
USNI 20230410
https://news.usni.org/2023/04/10/u-s-not-ready-to-quickly-produce-and-ship-weapon-systems-panel-says

Connect ‘anyone, anywhere, anytime’: SCC slated to test Enigma infrastructure in June
Breaking Defense 20230411
https://breakingdefense.com/2023/04/connect-anyone-anywhere-anytime-scc-slated-to-test-enigma-infrastructure-in-june/

US tech firms should wargame response if China invades Taiwan, warns NSA cybersecurity chief
Breaking Defense 20230411
https://breakingdefense.com/2023/04/us-tech-firms-should-wargame-response-if-china-invades-taiwan-warns-nsa-cybersecurity-chief/

US has planes, boats on call for emergencies, why not satellites?
Defense News 20230411
https://www.defensenews.com/battlefield-tech/space/2023/04/11/us-has-planes-boats-on-call-for-emergencies-why-not-satellites/

How the nation’s Corps of Marines has lost its way
Marine Corps Times 20230410
https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/opinion/commentary/2023/04/10/how-the-nations-corps-of-marines-has-lost-its-way/

Sea power is essential to countering communist China
Defense News 20230411
https://www.defensenews.com/opinion/commentary/2023/04/11/sea-power-is-essential-to-countering-communist-china/

Power

Is China cornered?
Asia Times 20230411
https://asiatimes.com/2023/04/is-china-cornered/

Exploiting China’s Maritime Vulnerability
USNI Proceedings 2023 April
https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2023/april/exploiting-chinas-maritime-vulnerability

How Japan's National Security Council rewrote China strategy
Nikkei 20230411
https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Asia-Insight/How-Japan-s-National-Security-Council-rewrote-China-strategy

In a multipolar world, the US must craft a better grand strategy beyond ‘shared values’
SCMP 20230411
https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3216593/multipolar-world-us-must-craft-better-grand-strategy-beyond-shared-values

US-led unipolar hegemonic order an abnormal state, will be reformed sooner or later
GT 20230411
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202304/1288893.shtml

Exercises

US, Philippines hold largest war drills near disputed waters
Military Times 20230411
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2023/04/11/us-philippines-hold-largest-war-drills-near-disputed-waters/

US-Philippines largest-ever military drills meet fierce protests and criticism
GT 20230411
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202304/1288899.shtml

Nimitz Carrier Strike Group Operates in the Philippine Sea
USN PacFlt 20230411
https://www.cpf.navy.mil/Newsroom/News/Article/3358777/nimitz-carrier-strike-group-operates-in-the-philippine-sea/

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