Pacific Winds 20231104

A daily collection of news affecting the Asia-Pacific region

Nov 03, 2023

Alliances

Micronesia-Marianas (2^nd Island Chain+)

Contract Awarded for Construction Improvements to test containerized, expeditionary IAMD capabilities at AAFB, Guam
US DoD 20231103
https://www.defense.gov/News/Contracts/Contract/Article/3579690//

US Congress urged to approve Pacific Island pacts to counter Chinese influence
SCMP 20231104
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3240316/us-congress-urged-approve-pacific-island-pacts-counter-chinese-influence

Whipps says Palau’s vote on the UN Resolution “balanced”
Island Times 20231103
https://islandtimes.org/whipps-says-palaus-vote-on-the-un-resolution-balanced/

Governor and Joint Region Marianas commander lead collaborative council meeting
PIT 20231103
https://www.kuam.com/story/49942077/governor-and-joint-region-marianas-commander-lead-collaborative-council-meeting

Island Waves

China mobilises VT23 million aid package for cyclone-affected Vanuatu
Daily Post (VU) 20231103
https://www.dailypost.vu/news/china-mobilises-vt23-million-aid-package-for-cyclone-affected-vanuatu/article_407b18e6-5457-5dab-b41d-74dcc87b3b4b.html

Aircraft to Enhance Defence Activities
National (PNG) 20231103
https://www.thenational.com.pg/aircraft-to-enhance-defence-activities/

Australia delivers ON security commitments ahead of the games
Solomon Star 20231103
https://www.solomonstarnews.com/australia-delivers-on-security-commitments-ahead-of-the-games/

Honiara International Airport runway upgrades well underway
SIBC 20231103
https://www.sibconline.com.sb/category/news/

Japan’s State Minister for Foreign Affairs concludes visit to Solomon Islands; a visit aimed at strengthening Solomon Islands-Japan relations
SIBC 20231103
https://www.sibconline.com.sb/japans-state-minister-for-foreign-affairs-concludes-visit-to-solomon-islands-a-visit-aimed-at-strengthening-solomon-islands-japan-relations/

Learning basic Chinese Kung Fu for a ‘stronger police family culture’
SIBC 20231103
https://www.sibconline.com.sb/learning-basic-chinese-kung-fu-for-a-stronger-police-family-culture/

Tonga and China mark 25th anniversary of diplomatic relations
Matangi Tonga 20231103
https://matangitonga.to/2023/11/03/tonga-and-china-mark-25th-anniversary-diplomatic-relations

Taiwan + SCS

Taiwan Should Follow the Philippines’ Model for Revealing China’s Gray Zone Tactics
The Diplomat 20231103
https://thediplomat.com/2023/11/taiwan-should-follow-the-philippines-model-for-revealing-chinas-gray-zone-tactics/

Taiwan tracks 39 Chinese military aircraft, 8 naval ships around nation
Taiwan News 20231103
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/5032559

Twenty Chinese warplanes cross the median line
Taipei TImes 20231104
https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2023/11/04/2003808671

Chinese jet fired flares close to submarine-hunting helicopter in South China Sea, Canadian Navy says
CNN 20231103
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/11/03/asia/canada-china-helicopter-interception-south-china-sea-hnk-intl/index.html

Canada Slams China Over Second 'Unsafe' Aircraft Intercept in Two Weeks
VoA 20231103
https://www.voanews.com/a/canada-slams-china-over-second-unsafe-aircraft-intercept-in-two-weeks-/7340583.html

'No need for PH allies to join resupply trips'
Manila Times 20231103
https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/11/03/news/no-need-for-ph-allies-to-join-resupply-trips/1917771

China and Southeast Asia nations vow to conclude a nonaggression pact faster as sea crises escalate
AP 20231103
https://apnews.com/article/south-china-sea-china-philippines-405fc050824c7828a484805347d997cf

China Coordinator Mark B. Lambert’s Meeting with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director-General for Boundary and Ocean Affairs Hong Liang
US DoS 20231103
https://www.state.gov/china-coordinator-mark-b-lamberts-meeting-with-the-peoples-republic-of-china-prc-ministry-of-foreign-affairs-director-general-for-boundary-and-ocean-affairs-hong-liang/

USS Dewey Sails a South China Sea FONOP Day After Destroyer Transits Taiwan Strait
USNI 20231103
https://news.usni.org/2023/11/03/uss-dewey-sails-a-south-china-sea-fonop-day-after-destroyer-transits-taiwan-strait

Capabilities

Japan, Philippine Leaders Set to Agree Defense Deal under OSA Framework
Yomiuri 20231103
https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/politics-government/20231103-147549/

Weak yen forces Japan to cut back on historic military spending
Japan Times 20231103
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/03/japan/politics/japan-defense-spending-cuts-for-weak-yen/

National defence and the RAN (part 1): achieving deterrence by denial
ASPI 20231103
https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/national-defence-and-the-ran-part-1-achieving-deterrence-by-denial/

Pentagon Plans For Networked Warfare Will Falter Without Better Access Controls
Forbes 20231103
https://www.forbes.com/sites/lorenthompson/2023/11/02/pentagon-plans-for-networked-warfare-will-falter-without-better-access-controls/

Space Force takes over missile-warning ground stations previously run by the Army
Space News 20231102
https://spacenews.com/space-force-takes-over-missile-warning-ground-stations-previously-run-by-the-army/

Pentagon unveils AI strategy to boost US ‘decision advantage’ in China competition
SCMP 20-231103
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3240169/pentagon-ai-strategy-boost-us-decision-advantage-china-competition

Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks Holds a Press Briefing to Discuss the State of A.I. in the Department of Defense
US DoD 20231102
https://www.defense.gov/News/Transcripts/Transcript/Article/3578177/deputy-secretary-of-defense-dr-kathleen-hicks-holds-a-press-briefing-to-discuss/

Chinese Strategists Evaluate the Use of ‘Kamikaze’ Drones in the Russia-Ukraine War
The Diplomat 20231103
https://thediplomat.com/2023/11/chinese-strategists-evaluate-the-use-of-kamikaze-drones-in-the-russia-ukraine-war/

Get To Know The Coast Guard’s New Heritage Class Cutter
The Drive 20231103
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/get-to-know-the-coast-guards-new-heritage-class-cutter

China to require its fishing vessels within S. Korea's EEZ to activate tracking devices
Yonhap 20231103
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20231103005200320?section=news

Chinese navy tries to address pilot shortage by widening recruitment drive to postgraduates
SCMP 20231103
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3240307/chinese-navy-tries-address-pilot-shortage-widening-recruitment-drive-postgraduates

Why Congress needs to back supplemental funding for the Navy’s future fleet
Breaking Defense 20231103
https://breakingdefense.com/2023/11/why-congress-needs-to-back-supplemental-funding-for-the-navys-future-fleet/

Power

INFLECTION POINT: HOW TO REVERSE THE EROSION OF U.S. AND ALLIED MILITARY POWER AND INFLUENCE
WOTR 20231103
https://warontherocks.com/2023/11/inflection-point-how-to-reverse-the-erosion-of-u-s-and-allied-military-power-and-influence/

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