Pacific Winds 20230811
A daily collection of news affecting the Asia-Pacific region
Alliances
Biden to host Australian prime minister for state visit in October
The Hill 20230809
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4146640-biden-to-host-australian-prime-minister-for-state-visit-in-october/
Biden unlikely to attend ASEAN summits in September on trip to Asia -sources
Reuters 20230809
https://www.reuters.com/world/biden-unlikely-attend-asean-summits-september-trip-asia-sources-2023-08-09/
In effort to engage Asean members, US hosts new fellowship training programme
SCMP 20230810
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3230575/effort-engage-asean-members-us-hosts-new-fellowship-training-programme
Closer, deeper cooperation expected as Wang Yi kicks off Southeast Asia tour amid US creating division
GT 20230810
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202308/1296065.shtml
Japan's gestures to China – real desire to reconcile or just for show?
GT 20230811
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202308/1296089.shtml
Australia must speak up against Beijing’s bullying of the Philippines
ASPI 20230810
https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/australia-must-speak-up-against-beijings-bullying-of-the-philippines/
Rudd warns risk of war in our region is ‘not a theory’
SMH 20230810
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/kevin-rudd-warns-risk-of-war-in-our-region-is-not-a-theory-as-portrait-unveiled-20230810-p5dvcu.html
Joe Biden’s China strategy is not working
Economist 20230810
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/08/10/joe-bidens-china-strategy-is-not-working
US curbs target Chinese companies, but bilateral ties could be biggest casualty as tech war ramps up
SCMP 20230811
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3230686/us-curbs-target-chinese-companies-bilateral-ties-could-be-biggest-casualty-tech-war-ramps
US tech-investment curbs have China gravely concerned, with already shrinking FDI looking even less attractive
SCMP 20230810
https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3230616/us-tech-investments-curbs-have-china-gravely-concerned-already-shrinking-fdi-looking-even-less
China decries US 'economic coercion' over investment ban, vows 'necessary' countermeasure
GT 20230810
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202308/1296063.shtml
US chip industry calls for ‘vital’ access to Chinese market hours after Joe Biden announces curbs
SCMP 20230810
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3230620/hours-after-biden-announces-sensitive-tech-restrictions-us-chip-industry-calls-continued-access
Why Australia could follow US on China tech ban
AFR 20230810
https://www.afr.com/world/north-america/why-australia-could-follow-us-on-china-tech-ban-20230809-p5duzv
China chipmaking tech execs urge greater supply chain self-sufficiency
Nikkei 20230811
https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Tech/Semiconductors/China-chipmaking-tech-execs-urge-greater-supply-chain-self-sufficiency
China Relies on U.S., Allies for Hundreds of Products
WSJ 20230810
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-allies-could-counter-chinas-economic-coercionif-they-unite-c45d2f8d
Philippines suspends nearly 2 dozen Manila Bay reclamation projects
Reuters 20230810
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/philippines-suspends-nearly-2-dozen-manila-bay-reclamation-projects-2023-08-10/
Micronesia-Marianas (2nd Island Chain+)
Tying it together: Army eyes evolving test plan new capabilities bound for Guam
Breaking Defense 20230810
https://breakingdefense.com/2023/08/tying-it-together-army-eyes-evolving-test-plan-new-capabilities-bound-for-guam/
Missile Defense Agency’s first flight test for Aegis in Guam set for late ’24
Breaking Defense 20230809
https://breakingdefense.com/2023/08/missile-defense-agencys-first-flight-test-for-aegis-in-guam-set-for-late-24/
Navy lists 5 new projects on Camp Blaz
PIT 20230810
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/navy-lists-5-new-projects-on-camp-blaz
Award for design and construction of a live-fire training range complex at AAFB, Guam
US DoD 20230810
https://www.defense.gov/News/Contracts/Contract/Article/3490188//
Island Waves
Unified Pacific is the game changer, says senior UN executive
Islands Business 20230810
https://islandsbusiness.com/breaking-news/femm-lecture/
Why are world leaders racing to the Pacific Islands?
Al Jazeera 20230810
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2023/8/10/why-are-world-leaders-racing-to-the-pacific-islands
Pacific leaders address the hypocrisy of development partners
FBCN 20230809
https://www.fbcnews.com.fj/news/pacific-leaders-address-the-hypocrisy-of-development-partners/
High demand for Chinese medical service
Daily Post 20230810
https://www.dailypost.vu/news/high-demand-for-chinese-medical-service/article_5c79e38b-722c-5dba-9aeb-5ec3b47f698a.html
Australia delivering 13 community-partnership projects
Solomon Star 20230810
https://www.solomonstarnews.com/australia-delivering-13-community-partnership-projects/
The constrained ambition of Australia’s new development policy
Lowy 20230811
https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/constrained-ambition-australia-s-new-development-policy
Taiwan + SCS
China urges U.S. to revoke so-called act on trade with Taiwan
Xinhua 20230810
https://english.news.cn/20230810/4f412975b45740cd87cd9008a8284432/c.html
TIGER' task force established to promote arms sales shows US hypocrisy on Taiwan question, long-standing ills in military industry
GT 20230810
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202308/1296069.shtml
PLA ramps up drills around Taiwan island amid provocative secessionist activities
GT 20230810
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202308/1296041.shtml
Taiwan tracks 33 Chinese military aircraft, 6 naval ships around nation
Taiwan News 20230810
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4967952
8 Chinese warplanes cross Taiwan Strait median line: Defense ministry
CNA (TW) 20230810
https://focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait/202308100005
Joint South China Sea Patrols Could Begin in 2023, Philippine Official Says
The Diplomat 20230810
https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/joint-south-china-sea-patrols-could-begin-in-2023-philippine-official-says/
Will the US help us in Ayungin against China?
Manila Times 20230811
https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/08/11/opinion/columns/will-the-us-help-us-in-ayungin-against-china/1904815
Marcos bares PH, Vietnam talks over South China Sea claims
Manila Bulletin 20230810
https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/10/marcos-bares-ph-vietnam-initiate-talks-over-territorial-claims-in-south-china-sea
Potential Philippines-Vietnam maritime deal to stabilize South China Sea concerns — Marcos
PhilStar 20230810
https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/08/10/2287683/potential-philippines-vietnam-maritime-deal-stabilize-south-china-sea-concerns-marcos
Who's behind Ren'ai Jiao incident?
China Military 20230810
http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/OPINIONS_209196/Opinions_209197/16244154.html
AFP: More than 400 foreign fishing vessels in WPS, 85% from China
Inquirer (PH) 20230810
https://globalnation.inquirer.net/217629/fwd-breaking-afp-more-than-400-foreign-fishing-vessels-in-wps-85-from-china
Capabilities
What Is Russia Teaching China in Military Drills?
The Diplomat 20230809
https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/what-is-russia-teaching-china-in-military-drills/
Kim Jong Un dismisses top general, calls for war preparations
Reuters 20230810
https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/N-Korea-at-crossroads/Kim-Jong-Un-dismisses-top-general-calls-for-war-preparations
N. Korea's Kim calls for bolstering war preparations in 'offensive' way: KCNA
Yonhap 20230810
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20230810000752325?section=news
Looking in the wrong direction: US Navy's superior strike capability does not ensure victory
Think China 20230810
https://www.thinkchina.sg/looking-wrong-direction-us-navys-superior-strike-capability-does-not-ensure-victory
PLA Air Force holds integration training with fighter jets, armed recon drone
GT 20230810
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202308/1296083.shtml
Data integration challenges persist for Army fires, missile defense modernization
Defense Scoop 20230809
https://defensescoop.com/2023/08/09/army-missile-defense-data-integration/
Land forces now control the sea — and that is vital in the Pacific
Breaking Defense 20230810
https://breakingdefense.com/2023/08/land-forces-now-control-the-sea-and-that-is-vital-in-the-pacific/
US racing frantically to close missile defense holes
Asia Times 20230810
https://asiatimes.com/2023/08/us-racing-to-close-growing-missile-defense-gaps/
USAF Needs More Money to Stop Drone Swarms
Air & Space 20230810
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/air-force-official-acquisition-funds-counter-drone-swarm/
Army closes in on fielding of Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon
Breaking Defense 20230810
https://breakingdefense.com/2023/08/army-closes-in-on-fielding-of-long-range-hypersonic-weapon/
US missile wall containment strategy may be difficult to implement
China Military 20230810
http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/OPINIONS_209196/Opinions_209197/16244051.html
2023 NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE STRATEGY
US DNI 20230810
https://www.odni.gov/files/ODNI/documents/National_Intelligence_Strategy_2023.pdf
How the Navy’s chief engineer sees 3D printing rebuilding the fleet
Breaking Defense 20230810
https://breakingdefense.com/2023/08/exclusive-how-the-navys-chief-engineer-sees-3d-printing-rebuilding-the-fleet/
U.S. intelligence agencies take steps to protect commercial satellites
Space News 20230809
https://spacenews.com/u-s-intelligence-agencies-take-steps-to-protect-commercial-satellite-operators/
This is a Serious Situation that Shakes Japan’s Credibility
Yomiuri 20230810
https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/editorial/yomiuri-editorial/20230810-128847/
Power
The All-American Myth of the TikTok Spy
Wired 20230809
https://www.wired.com/story/china-espionage-tiktok-spying-national-security/
Why China rarely escalates US provocations
Asia Times 20230810
https://asiatimes.com/2023/08/why-china-rarely-escalates-us-provocations/
Exercises
Not just another naval exercise: Malabar’s vital messaging
ASPI 20230810
https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/not-just-another-naval-exercise-malabars-vital-messaging/
Russian Navy, Chinese PLA-N Thwart Simulated US Air Assault During Joint Military Drills In The Pacific
Eurasian Times 20230810
https://www.eurasiantimes.com/russian-navy-chinese-pla-n-thwart-potential-us-air-assault/