Pacific Winds 20230425
A daily collection of news affecting the Asia-Pacific region
Alliances
Time to turn the ‘balloon incident’ page and bring China-US relations back on track
GT 20230424
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202304/1289680.shtml
Yoon Is Revitalizing a Seventy-Year-Old Alliance by Taking Political Chances
CFR 20230424
https://www.cfr.org/blog/yoon-revitalizing-seventy-year-old-alliance-taking-political-chances
Yoon says he cannot accept notion Japan 'must kneel because of our history 100 years ago'
Yonhap 20230424
https://www.scmp.com/news/china
Leaked docs roil South Korean government ahead of Yoon visit
Responsible Statecraft 20230424
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2023/04/24/leaked-docs-roil-south-korean-government-ahead-of-yoon-visit/
In Biden summit, Yoon to seek chip breaks, support on North Korea
Nikkei 20230424
https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/In-Biden-summit-Yoon-to-seek-chip-breaks-support-on-North-Korea
S.Korea's Yoon set to face 'strong US coercion' to contain China
GT 20230424
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202304/1289708.shtml
S.Korean firms' survival space squeezed by US' chip bullying
GT 20230424
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202304/1289711.shtml
U.S. calls on S. Korean firms to ensure exports to U.S. not involve Uyghur forced labor
Yonhap 20230425
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20230424008400325?section=news
After the Japan-South Korea Summit, the Ball Is in Washington’s Court
The Diplomat 20230424
https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/after-the-japan-south-korea-summit-the-ball-is-in-washingtons-court/
Chip war adds to growing tensions between China and the west
FT 20230424
https://www.ft.com/content/f9461053-7577-406a-90fc-e7eadbb5eded
Western tech firms just can’t resist China’s chip market
Asia Times 20230424
https://asiatimes.com/2023/04/western-tech-firms-just-cant-resist-chinas-chip-market/
Changing China-US trade ties require new global outlook
GT 20230424
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202304/1289712.shtml
Micronesia-Marianas (2nd Island Chain+)
Air advisor course comes to Guam
USAF AAFB 20230424
https://www.andersen.af.mil/News/Features/Article/3371543/air-advisor-course-comes-to-guam/
CPA asks DOD to back its DOT supplemental funding request
Saipan Tribune 20230424
https://www.saipantribune.com/index.php/cpa-asks-dod-to-back-its-dot-supplemental-funding-request/
Island Waves
Solomon Water Improves Water Infrastructure with Support from Australia
Solomon Times 20230424
https://www.solomontimes.com/news/solomon-water-improves-water-infrastructure-with-support-from-australia/12524
Taiwan
Taiwan question not comparable to Korean Peninsula issue: Chinese Embassy in S.Korea
GT 20230425
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202304/1289740.shtml
China sends 13 military aircraft, 3 naval vessels around Taiwan
Taiwan News 20230424
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4872410
Capabilities
Defence force shifts posture to ready Australia for 'missile age', and combat threats further from shore
ABC (AU) 20230424
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-24/defence-strategic-review-overhauls-army-navy-air-force/102258676
Defence Strategic Review: Strong chords, with one jarring note
Lowy 20230424
https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/defence-strategic-review-strong-chords-one-jarring-note
Defence review warns Australia is not ready to ward off a major attacker
ASPI 20230424
https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/defence-review-warns-australia-is-not-ready-to-ward-off-a-major-attacker/
Major missiles and unprecedented Chinese 'ambition'. An era-defining military report is out
SBS 20230424
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/major-missiles-and-unprecedented-chinese-ambition-an-era-defining-military-report-is-out/3youvryd8
National Defence: Defence Strategic Review 2023
AU Govt 20230424
https://www.defence.gov.au/about/reviews-inquiries/defence-strategic-review
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on Australia's Defence Strategic Review
US DoD 20230424
https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3372100/secretary-of-defense-lloyd-j-austin-iii-on-australias-defence-strategic-review/
Japan needs stronger deterrence than its new defence strategy signals
ASPI 20230424
https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/japan-needs-stronger-deterrence-than-its-new-defence-strategy-signals/
South Korea's Yoon to meet Biden as doubts grow over nuclear umbrella
Japan Times 20230424
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/04/24/world/south-korea-biden-nuclear-umbrella/
Nuclear Belt and Road and U.S.-South Korea Nuclear Cooperation
CSIS 20230424
https://www.csis.org/analysis/nuclear-belt-and-road-and-us-south-korea-nuclear-cooperation
Yoon, Biden to announce 'major deliverables' on extended deterrence: NSA Sullivan
Yonhap 20230424
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20230425000652325?section=news
U.S. will do what is necessary to defend S. Korea under any circumstances: Kirby
Yonhap 20230424
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20230425000251325?section=news
The potential end of China’s ‘Period of Strategic Opportunity,’ and what it means militarily
Breaking Defense 20230424
https://breakingdefense.com/2023/04/the-potential-end-of-chinas-period-of-strategic-opportunity-and-what-it-means-militarily/
Military-civil fusion powering China’s hypersonic edge
Asia Times 20230424
https://asiatimes.com/2023/04/military-civil-fusion-powering-chinas-hypersonic-edge/
China’s tech dominance more myth than reality
Asia Times 20230424
https://asiatimes.com/2023/04/chinas-tech-dominance-more-myth-than-reality/
PLA eyeing ‘underwater denial zones’: researcher
Taipei Times 20230425
https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2023/04/25/2003798578
On Basco Island South of Taiwan, U.S. Military Prepares for Conflict With China
WSJ 20230424
https://www.wsj.com/articles/on-basco-island-south-of-taiwan-u-s-military-prepares-for-conflict-with-china-f7c5c8bc
American Reaper drones debut over Philippine land and sea during Balikatan exercise
S&S 20230424
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2023-04-24/reaper-drones-balikatan-exercise-philippines-9900930.html
Moment E-6B ‘Doomsday Plane’ Crew Ordered ICBM Launch Seen In Image
The Drive 20230424
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/moment-e-6b-doomsday-plane-crew-ordered-icbm-launch-seen-in-image
DOD Should Evaluate How It Can Use Commercial Data
GAO 20230424
https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-23-105565.pdf
New US spy sub built for seabed war with China
Asia Times 20230424
https://asiatimes.com/2023/04/new-us-spy-sub-built-for-seabed-war-with-china/
Additional Actions Could Enhance DOD's Wargaming Efforts
GAO 20230424
https://www.gao.gov/assets/820/819385.pdf
Power
Trends in World Military Expenditure, 2022
SIPRI April 2023
https://www.sipri.org/sites/default/files/2023-04/2304_fs_milex_2022.pdf
Global military spending increases for eighth year in a row
Responsible Statecraft 20230424
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2023/04/24/sipri-report-global-military-spending-increases-for-eighth-year-in-a-row/
How to stop a war between America and China
FT 20230424
https://www.ft.com/content/44fb5a00-e7b8-48bf-be20-5f72b2d4a048
Exercises
China’s Military Exercises Near Taiwan: Signaling and War Scares
The Diplomat 20230422
https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/chinas-military-exercises-near-taiwan-signaling-and-war-scares/
China, Singapore plan military drills as Beijing forges defence ties
Reuters 20230424
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/china-singapore-plan-military-drills-beijing-forges-defence-ties-2023-04-24/
USN Fleet and Marine Tracker: April 24, 2023
USNI 20230424
https://news.usni.org/2023/04/24/usni-news-fleet-and-marine-tracker-april-24-2023