Pacific Winds 20230625
A daily collection of news affecting the Asia-Pacific region
Alliances
How to break the US-China logjam
Asia Times 20230624
https://asiatimes.com/2023/06/breaking-the-us-china-logjam/
China-US military tensions remain after Blinken visit, as warship, warplane activities continue in Taiwan Straits, S.China Sea
GT 20230624
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202306/1293075.shtml
PBBM: Balancing US-Phl-China relations
Phil Star 20230625
https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2023/06/25/2276341/pbbm-balancing-us-phl-china-relations
Chinese public sees Japan, U.S. as least trustworthy: survey
Kyodo 20230624
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/06/0721714d25a5-chinese-public-sees-japan-us-as-least-trustworthy-survey.html
Taiwan and South Korea, once tech industry rivals, are joining forces under geopolitical pressure
SCMP 20230624
https://www.scmp.com/economy/article/3225187/taiwan-and-south-korea-once-tech-industry-rivals-are-joining-forces-under-geopolitical-pressure
ASEAN wants economic cooperation more than military links
Nikkei 20230625
https://asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/ASEAN-wants-economic-cooperation-more-than-military-links
Micronesia-Marianas (2nd Island Chain+)
Marshall Islands Compact held up by nuclear legacy
Island Times 20230623
https://islandtimes.org/marshall-islands-compact-held-up-by-nuclear-legacy/
U.S. Government Moves to Expand Health Care to Pacific Veterans
NYTimes 20230624
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/24/world/asia/health-care-pacific-veterans.html
Island Waves
SAA PROCESS HIJACKED?
Solomon Star 20230624
https://www.solomonstarnews.com/saa-process-hijacked/
US, Papua New Guinea boost defense ties in wake of Solomon Islands deal with China
Breaking Defense 20230623
https://breakingdefense.com/2023/06/us-papua-new-guinea-boost-defense-ties-in-wake-of-solomon-islands-deal-with-china/
'We carry the voice of the colonised people' - delegates speak of independence ambitions at UN
Radio NZ 20230624
https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/492542/we-carry-the-voice-of-the-colonised-people-delegates-speak-of-independence-ambitions-at-un
Okinawa governor's China visit expected to convey message of peace, seek friendship amid tensions: observers
GT 20230624
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202306/1293081.shtml
Taiwan + SCS
Blinken’s trip to Beijing did Taiwan no favors
Asia Times 20230624
https://asiatimes.com/2023/06/blinkens-trip-to-beijing-did-taiwan-no-favors/
Taiwan Navy to acquire 2nd guided missile corvette next week
Taiwan News 20230624
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4927562
What Do Taiwanese Think About Expanding Conscription?
The Diplomat 20230624
https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/what-do-taiwanese-think-about-expanding-conscription/
Taiwan tracks 27 Chinese military aircraft, 10 naval ships around country
Taiwan News 20230624
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4927585
Taiwan says Chinese air force approached close to island's coast
Reuters 20230624
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/taiwan-says-chinese-air-force-got-within-24-miles-its-coast-2023-06-24/
Capabilities
Making defence spending sustainable for Japan
EAF 20230624
https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2023/06/24/making-defence-spending-sustainable-for-japan/
House panel eyes billion-dollar Pentagon fund to push commercial tech
Defense News 20230624
https://www.defensenews.com/battlefield-tech/2023/06/23/house-panel-eyes-billion-dollar-pentagon-fund-to-push-commercial-tech/
Pivot to the Pacific? That Misses the Point
WSJ 29239623
https://www.wsj.com/articles/pivot-to-the-pacific-that-misses-the-point-military-army-weapons-backlog-1478899d