Pacific Winds 20230528
A daily collection of news affecting the Asia-Pacific region
Alliances
Will Chinese hacking derail U.S. hopes for a thaw with Beijing?
NBC 20230526
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/will-chinese-hacking-derail-us-hopes-thaw-beijing-rcna86353
The US’s multiple Indo-Pacific strategies, explained
Vox 20230527
https://www.vox.com/world-politics/2023/5/27/23739779/us-multiple-indo-pacific-papua-new-guinea
Japan and NATO to level up cooperation with eye on China, Russia
Nikkei 20230527
https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/Japan-and-NATO-to-level-up-cooperation-with-eye-on-China-Russia
Indo-Pacific talks produce deal on supply chain early warnings
Nikkei 20230527
https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/Indo-Pacific/Indo-Pacific-talks-produce-deal-on-supply-chain-early-warnings
US Commerce Secretary: US 'Won't Tolerate' China's Ban on Micron Chips
VoA 20230527
https://www.voanews.com/a/us-commerce-secretary-us-won-t-tolerate-china-s-ban-on-micron-chips/7112089.html
Amid Micron Ban US working with Allies Beat China’s “Economic Coercion”
SCMP 20230527
https://amp.scmp.com/news/china/article/3222070/amid-micron-ban-us-working-allies-beat-chinas-economic-coercion-commerce-secretary
Taiwan + SCS
PLA aircraft carrier Shandong sails through Taiwan Strait, island’s defence ministry reports
SCMP 20230527
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3222032/pla-aircraft-carrier-shandong-sails-through-taiwan-strait-islands-defence-ministry-reports
Chinese aircraft carrier steams through Taiwan Strait
Taiwan News 20230527
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4903306
PLA Navy aircraft carrier Shandong transits Taiwan Straits after US missile delivery to Taiwan island
GT 20230527
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202305/1291461.shtml
Taiwan says Chinese warships pass through Taiwan Strait as Beijing keeps up pressure on island
S&S 20230527
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2023-05-27/chinese-warships-taiwan-strait-10252656.html
Taiwan risks losing sovereignty if it accepts '1992 consensus'
Taiwan News 20230527
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4903344
US may provide Taiwan with surplus weapons amid rush to bolster defense
Taiwan News 20230527
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4903121
Foreign ministry dispels reports of Taiwan joining US nuclear umbrella
Taiwan News 20230527
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4903289
Taiwan Says War With China Can and Should Be Avoided
The Diplomat 20230526
https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/taiwan-says-war-with-china-can-and-should-be-avoided/
Taiwan tracks 33 Chinese military aircraft, 10 naval ships around nation
Taiwan News 20230527
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4903154
China vessels near disputed Japan islands sending location data
Kyodo 20230527
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/05/4804a0688367-china-vessels-near-disputed-japan-islands-sending-location-data.html
Việt Nam calls on countries to respect int'l law for a peaceful, stable Asia and the world
Viet Nam News 20230526
https://vietnamnews.vn/politics-laws/1543121/viet-nam-calls-on-countries-to-respect-int-l-law-for-a-peaceful-stable-asia-and-the-world.html
Capabilities
The highly secretive Five Eyes alliance has disrupted a China-backed hacker group – in an unusually public manner
The Conversation 20230527
https://theconversation.com/the-highly-secretive-five-eyes-alliance-has-disrupted-a-china-backed-hacker-group-in-an-unusually-public-manner-206403
How China Integrates Drones Into PLA Operations Surrounding Taiwan
The Diplomat 20230527
https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/how-china-integrates-drones-into-pla-operations-surrounding-taiwan/
Drone Swarms Got Targeting System Updates In Flight In Recent AUKUS Demo
The Drive 20230526
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/drone-swarms-got-targeting-system-updates-in-flight-in-recent-aukus-demo
The U.S. Role in Indo-Pacific Security: A Conversation with Ely Ratner and Siddharth Mohandas
CSIS 20230525 (Video)
https://www.csis.org/events/us-role-indo-pacific-security-conversation-ely-ratner-and-siddharth-mohandas
Power
China’s Post-COVID Recovery and Reopening
CFR 20230525
https://www.cfr.org/blog/chinas-post-covid-recovery-and-reopening
Major Hong Kong pro-democracy party disbands amid Beijing security clampdown
ABC (AU) 20230527
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-27/major-hong-kong-democratic-party-disbands-china-security/102402118