Pacific Winds 20231008
A daily collection of news affecting the Asia-Pacific region
Alliances
What US National (Dis)Unity Means for China Policy
The Diplomat 20231006
https://thediplomat.com/2023/10/what-us-national-disunity-means-for-china-policy/
Spy games: why the US-China cold war is heating up in public
SCMP 20231007
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3237156/spy-games-why-us-china-cold-war-heating-public
Schumer Leads Bipartisan Trip to China Amid Tensions
NYTimes 20231006
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/06/us/politics/schumer-trip-china.html
Schumer’s China visit continues momentum of high-level contacts
GT 20231007
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202310/1299387.shtml
China-New Zealand ties inject more certainty into the region, the world: Chinese envoy
GT 20231007
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202310/1299356.shtml
Australia must do more to build on China trade thaw
GT 20231007
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202310/1299374.shtml
US tech war against China undershot; China’s tech reliance necessary to face suppression from West: analysts
GT 20231007
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202310/1299392.shtml
China’s spy agency warns of more US tech curbs; promises to gain ‘the upper hand’
SCMP 20231007
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3237173/chinas-spy-agency-warns-more-us-tech-curbs-promises-gain-upper-hand
RISC-V technology emerges as battleground in US-China tech war
Reuters 20231006
https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-china-tech-war-risc-v-chip-technology-emerges-new-battleground-2023-10-06/
Micronesia-Marianas (2nd Island Chain+)
Governor to UN: 'Genuine security' far beyond military and defense
PDN 20231007
https://www.guampdn.com/news/governor-to-un-genuine-security-far-beyond-military-and-defense/article_50920e00-641a-11ee-8771-a73b84569f2a.html
NDAA reconciliation will likely have to wait
GDP 20231007
https://www.postguam.com/news/local/ndaa-reconciliation-will-likely-have-to-wait/article_575d605e-641a-11ee-bbc5-4b7b68697f5d.html
Taiwan ally Marshall Islands' new ambassador gives first interview in role
Taiwan News 20231007
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/5013128
Island Waves
Other Currencies Mooted
The National (PNG) 20231006
https://www.thenational.com.pg/other-currencies-mooted/
Chinese naval ship Qi Jiguang arrives in Fiji for goodwill visit
China Military 20231007
http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/CHINA_209163/TopStories_209189/16256732.html
PM Appeals for Help to Fight Corruption
Post Courier (PNG) 20231006
https://www.postcourier.com.pg/pm-appeals-for-help-to-fight-corruption/
Air Force moving Reaper squadron in Japan south to Okinawa
S&S 20231006
https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2023-10-06/reaper-drones-kyushu-okinawa-air-force-japan-11613613.html
Jet deployment future focus at Kadena to reduce attack risk
Asahi 20231007
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15023782
Taiwan + SCS
China's Warplanes on Track To Buzz Taiwan in Record Numbers
Newsweek 20231006
https://www.newsweek.com/china-warplanes-taiwan-strait-adiz-1832623
Taiwan ramps up backup satellite network plans in island defence strategy
20231007
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3237034/taiwan-ramps-backup-satellite-network-plans-island-defence-strategy
Another Summer In The South China Sea
USNI 20231006
https://news.usni.org/2023/10/06/another-summer-in-the-south-china-sea-a-guided-tour-of-the-worlds-most-contested-waters
China’s Latest Maritime Challenge Against Japan
The Diplomat 20231005
https://thediplomat.com/2023/10/weathering-the-storm-chinas-latest-maritime-challenge-against-japan/
Military escalation through joint drills with US 'to backfire on Philippines'
GT 20231007
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202310/1299359.shtml
Manila should be aware of the perils of acting as a US stick to muddy South China Sea
GT 20231007
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202310/1299373.shtml
Locsin sees Chinese vessels harassing PH ships up close
Inquirer (PH) 20231007
https://globalnation.inquirer.net/220344/locsin-sees-chinese-vessels-harassing-ph-ships-up-close
Capabilities
“Multiple” New Versions Of The XQ-58 Valkyrie In The Works
The Drive 20231006
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/multiple-new-versions-of-the-xq-58-valkyrie-in-the-works
How Australia’s strategic review is changing Army acquisition plans
Defense News 20231006
https://www.defensenews.com/land/2023/10/06/how-australias-strategic-review-is-changing-army-acquisition-plans/
DIGITAL PIRACY RETURNS TO SEA: PROTECTING AUTONOMOUS SHIPS FROM ONLINE ATTACKS
WOTR 20231006
https://warontherocks.com/2023/10/digital-piracy-returns-to-sea-protecting-autonomous-ships-from-online-attacks/
Exercises
United States and Philippines Focus on Huangyan Island Amid Military Exercises
China Arms 20231007
https://www.china-arms.com/2023/10/us-philippines-focus-on-huangyan-island/