Pacific Winds 20230713
A daily collection of news affecting the Asia-Pacific region
Alliances
NATO Summit Takes Aim at China
The Diplomat 20230712
https://thediplomat.com/2023/07/nato-summit-takes-aim-at-china/
China lashes back at NATO criticism, warns it will protect its rights
Reuters 20230712
https://www.reuters.com/world/china-opposes-natos-move-into-asia-pacific-region-warns-resolute-response-2023-07-12/
China warns NATO against destabilizing Asia-Pacific
GT 20230712
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202307/1294249.shtml
Japan and NATO usher in new era of cooperation amid China concerns
Japan Times 20230712
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/12/national/politics-diplomacy/japan-nato-new-cooperation-agreement/
NATO Tokyo office is 'still on the table,' says Stoltenberg
Nikkei 20230713
https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/Indo-Pacific/NATO-Tokyo-office-is-still-on-the-table-says-Stoltenberg
Ambitions of Nato in Asia are simply a delusion of grandeur
SCMP 20230712
https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3227425/ambitions-nato-asia-are-simply-delusion-grandeur
US urged to respond to attacks targeting China rather than spreading false information
GT 20230712
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202307/1294229.shtml
The flawed premises behind Janet Yellen’s China visit
Atlantic Council 20230712
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/janet-yellen-china-visit-flawed-premises/
‘Deepening’ Russia-China partnership ‘to stay for the foreseeable future,’ Japanese diplomat warns
Breaking Defense 20230712
https://breakingdefense.com/2023/07/deepening-russia-china-partnership-to-stay-for-the-foreseeable-future-japanese-diplomat-warns/
N. Korea, China vow stronger ties on treaty-signing anniversary
Yonhap 20230712
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20230712001400325?section=news
Britain and narrative projection in the Indo-Pacific
Geostrategy 20230712
https://www.geostrategy.org.uk/britains-world/britain-and-narrative-projection-in-the-indo-pacific/
Yoon asks Kishida to halt Fukushima discharge if concentration level of radioactive material exceeds limit
Yonhap 20230712
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20230712010200315
Japan-S.Korea discuss on radioactive water dump at NATO, ASEAN meetings 'merely a show'
GT 20230712
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202307/1294227.shtml
‘An Act of War’: Inside America’s Silicon Blockade Against China
NYTimes Magazine 20230712
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/12/magazine/semiconductor-chips-us-china.html
U.S. big tech won't shake its China addiction
Nikkei 20230712
https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/The-Big-Story/U.S.-big-tech-won-t-shake-its-China-addiction
Sorry Gina, the chip industry isn’t coming back to America
Asia Times 20230712
https://asiatimes.com/2023/07/sorry-gina-the-chip-industry-isnt-coming-back-to-america/
Micronesia-Marianas (2nd Island Chain+)
FSM rescues diplomacy with China
PIT 20230712
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/fsm-rescues-diplomacy-with-china
Biden nominates China specialist to be ambassador to strategic Marshall Islands
Reuters 20230711
https://www.reuters.com/world/biden-nominates-china-specialist-be-ambassador-strategic-marshall-islands-2023-07-11/
US 'overly worried' as Biden nominates ambassador with Chinese background to Marshall Islands to contain China in South Pacific
GT 20230712
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202307/1294233.shtml
B-52 Stratofortresses return to Indo-Pacific for BTF missions
USAF PacAF 20230711
https://www.pacaf.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/3455093/b-52-stratofortresses-return-to-indo-pacific-for-btf-missions/
Island Waves
New China-Solomon Islands Police Deal Trigger Concerns
VoA 20230712
https://www.voanews.com/a/new-china-solomon-islands-police-deal-trigger-concerns/7177180.html
Solomon Islands may lead way as China eyes greater South Pacific role
SCMP 20230712
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3227469/solomon-islands-may-lead-way-china-eyes-greater-south-pacific-role
US ‘must explain’
National (PNG) 20230712
https://www.thenational.com.pg/us-must-explain/
PNG set to host inaugural forum to boost investment from Asia
Radio NZ 20230712
https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/493590/png-set-to-host-inaugural-forum-to-boost-investment-from-asia
Joint Task Force Red Hill to Remove Fuel From Surge Tanks
USNI 20230712
https://news.usni.org/2023/07/12/joint-task-force-red-hill-to-remove-fuel-from-surge-tanks
Taiwan + SCS
US bill proposes ‘layered’ Taiwan defense strategy
Taipei Times 20230713
https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2023/07/13/2003803117
Chinese military tests evacuation skills to prepare for possible Taiwan conflict, analysts say
SCMP 20230712
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3227350/chinese-military-tests-evacuation-skills-prepare-possible-taiwan-conflict-analysts-say
The DPP authoeities are depleting Taiwan's decades-long resources
GT 20230712
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202307/1294235.shtml
Former Taiwan military leader warns of China threat
Taiwan News 20230712
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4942556
Chinese Military Aircraft, Ships Make Provocative Passes Near Taiwan
USNI 20230712
https://news.usni.org/2023/07/12/chinese-military-aircraft-ships-make-provocative-passes-near-taiwan
Taiwan says Chinese air force, navy stage mass drill to island's south
Reuters 20230712
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/taiwan-reports-32-chinese-air-force-planes-its-air-defence-zone-2023-07-12/
China sends large group of warplanes, navy ships towards Taiwan in forceful display
AP 20230712
https://apnews.com/article/taiwan-china-warplanes-military-exercises-2732de541f0154abbc92b5e91b12a611
China sends 30 military aircraft around Taiwan on Wednesday morning
Taiwan News 20230712
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4942376
Jeweller Bulgari apologises after Taiwan listing sparks fury in China
Reuters 20230711
https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/luxury-jeweller-bulgari-comes-under-fire-china-2023-07-11/
US urges China: Cease routine harassment, interference in disputed waters
ABS-CBN 20230712
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/12/23/us-urges-china-cease-routine-harassment-interference
Philippines launches website on South China Sea arbitration win
Nikkei 20230712
https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/South-China-Sea/Philippines-launches-website-on-South-China-Sea-arbitration-win
China says it does not accept Philippines' 2016 South China Sea arbitration win
Reuters 20230712
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/china-says-it-does-not-accept-philippines-2016-south-china-sea-arbitration-win-2023-07-12/
Philippines makes high-profile hype over illegal S.China Sea arbitration ruling attempting to recapture the US' hegemony in region: experts
GT 20230712
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202307/1294242.shtml
Seventh Anniversary of the Philippines-China South China Sea Arbitral Tribunal Ruling
US DoS 20230711
https://www.state.gov/seventh-anniversary-of-the-philippines-china-south-china-sea-arbitral-tribunal-ruling/
PH welcomes growing number of support to 2016 SCS ruling
PNA 20230712
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1205512
Capabilities
N. Korea fires suspected long-range ballistic missile: S. Korean military
Yonhap 20230712
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20230712003454325?section=national/defense
North Korea fires ICBM-class missile, longest-ever flight time
Kyodo 20230712
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/07/45ea3924181a-breaking-news-n-korea-fires-suspected-ballistic-missile-japan-govt.html
North Korea fires ballistic missile after warning US about airspace violation
S&S 20230711
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2023-07-11/north-korea-ballistic%C2%A0missile-launch-10711848.html
Yoon warns N.K. will be made to pay price for illicit missile launch
Yonhap 20230712
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20230712005951315?section=news
Yoon calls for collective security with Japan, Australia, New Zealand after N.K. launch
Yonhap 20230712
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20230712006900315
S. Korea to urge united response to N. Korea's nuclear threat at regional security forum
Yonhap 20230712
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20230711010051325
Congress queries Space Force plan for fewer missile warning satellites
Defense News 20230712
https://www.defensenews.com/battlefield-tech/space/2023/07/12/congress-queries-space-force-plan-for-fewer-missile-warning-satellites/
U.S. sharpens plan for military space race
Space News 20230711
https://spacenews.com/u-s-sharpens-plan-for-military-space-race/
US F-35 production shortfalls favor China, Russia
Asia Times 20230712
https://asiatimes.com/2023/07/us-f-35-production-shortfalls-favor-china-russia/
Japan Is Ready and Able to Maintain U.S. Naval Vessels
WSJ 20230711
https://www.wsj.com/articles/japan-able-maintain-america-naval-vessels-repair-shipyards-pacific-e2bfd39b?st=l9lniky7hvrjt4z
AUKUS advanced capabilities pillar will require fundamental shifts
ASPI 20230712
https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/aukus-advanced-capabilities-pillar-will-require-fundamental-shifts/
China Targeted State Department Emails in Microsoft Hack, U.S. Officials Say
NYTimes 20230712
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/12/us/politics/china-state-department-emails-microsoft-hack.html
Brown Stresses the ‘Value of Airpower,’ China and Russia Threats in CJCS Confirmation Hearing
Air & Space 20230712
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/brown-china-russia-airpower-cjcs-hearing/
Defence’s biggest capability worry? Building its workforce
ASPI 20230712
https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/defences-biggest-capability-worry-building-its-workforce/
China deploys minesweeper drones in sea mine countermeasure training
GT 20230712
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202307/1294269.shtml
Power
Preparing for Great Power Conflict
RAND 20230712
https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RRA1500/RRA1554-1/RAND_RRA1554-1.pdf
Economic security and hedging in Southeast Asia
EAF 20230712
https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2023/07/12/economic-security-and-hedging-in-southeast-asia/
The west must recognize its hypocrisy
FT 20230711
https://www.ft.com/content/7a2ea643-4adb-465a-9188-20363622b379
The US and its faux ‘rules-based order’
Responsible Statecraft 20230712
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2023/07/12/the-us-and-its-faux-rules-based-order/
Exercises
U.S., Allied Forces Conduct Exercise Pacific Vanguard 2023
US IndoPaCom 20230711
https://www.pacom.mil/Media/News/News-Article-View/Article/3455281/us-allied-forces-conduct-exercise-pacific-vanguard-2023/
Air Force B-52 bomber makes rare landing in Tokyo due to maintenance issue
S&S 20230712
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2023-07-11/b52-bomber-yokota-air-base-10712397.html
Japan-U.S. Bilateral Exercise
JMSDF 20230712
https://www.mod.go.jp/msdf/en/release/202307/20230712_en.pdf