Pacific Winds 20231202
A daily collection of news affecting the Asia-Pacific region
Alliances
Bridging the Narrative Gap in China-US Relations
The Diplomat 20231201
https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/bridging-the-narrative-gap-in-china-us-relations/
Renewed US-China ties bode well for climate action
Asia Times 20231201
https://asiatimes.com/2023/12/renewed-us-china-ties-bode-well-for-climate-action/
Marcos' courting of U.S. support is unsettling his ASEAN neighbors
Nikkei 20231201
https://asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/Marcos-courting-of-U.S.-support-is-unsettling-his-ASEAN-neighbors
China-Russia ties have trended steadily upwards since end of Cold War: study
SCMP 20231201
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3243493/china-russia-ties-have-trended-steadily-upwards-end-cold-war-study
South Korea’s Surprisingly Successful China Policy
The Diplomat 20231201
https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/south-koreas-surprisingly-successful-china-policy/
S. Korea, US, Japan, Australia jointly announce sanctions on NK
Korea Herald 20231201
https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20231201000491
National security advisers of S. Korea, U.S., Japan to meet in Seoul next week
Yonhap 20231201
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20231201010800320?section=news
Ignoring those forgotten
Lowy 20231201
https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/ignoring-those-forgotten
Malaysia invites China's Xi to visit, ramps up tourism target
Reuters 20231201
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/malaysia-invites-chinas-xi-visit-ramps-up-tourism-target-2023-12-01/
China, Vietnam reach consensus on pushing cooperation in next level
GT 20231201
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202312/1302874.shtml
NATO deepens cyber coalition with Asian partners
Defense News 20231201
https://www.defensenews.com/cyber/2023/12/01/nato-deepens-cyber-coalition-with-asian-partners/
NATO needs caution in handling relations with China
China Military 20231201
http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/OPINIONS_209196/Opinions_209197/16270326.html
War is coming. The time for doing business with China is finished
Telegraph (UK) 20231201
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/12/01/china-taiwan-war-us-election-opposition-navy/
No Winners in This Game
CNAS 20231201
https://www.cnas.org/publications/reports/no-winners-in-this-game
U.S. issues rules on 'foreign entity of concern' ineligibility for EV car tax credit
Yonhap 20231202
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20231202000252315?section=news
China's graphite export curbs take effect with uncertainty for EVs
Nikkei 20231202
https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Supply-Chain/China-s-graphite-export-curbs-take-effect-with-uncertainty-for-EVs
It’s Not Deglobalization, It’s Regionalization
CFR 20231201
https://www.cfr.org/article/its-not-deglobalization-its-regionalization
Micronesia-Marianas (2nd Island Chain+)
Marines, soldiers fire first shots at state-of-the-art gun range complex on Guam
S&S 20231201
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2023-12-01/guam-camp-blaz-marine-gun-range-12221673.html
Reflective Ties: Navigating safety and solidarity in Palau's waters
USCG FM/SG 20231130
https://www.dvidshub.net/news/458761/reflective-ties-navigating-safety-and-solidarity-palaus-waters
Island Waves
'Focused on Tuvalu's priorities': Australia says falepili union about 'shared interests'
Radio NZ 20231201
https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/503682/focused-on-tuvalu-s-priorities-australia-says-falepili-union-about-shared-interests
Japan’s Chance to Engage With Pacific Island Countries
The Diplomat 20231130
https://thediplomat.com/2023/11/palm10-japans-chance-to-engage-with-pacific-island-countries/
France as a convening power in the Pacific: The Nouméa SPDMM
Lowy 20231201
https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/france-convening-power-pacific-noumea-spdmm
French ministers head to Indo-Pacific, Australia in diplomatic push
Reuters 20231130
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/french-ministers-head-indo-pacific-australia-diplomatic-push-2023-11-30/
GCC delegation to visit China
FBCN 20231201
https://www.fbcnews.com.fj/news/gcc-delegation-to-visit-china/
China-Solomons pact poses challenges for Australia
AIIA 20231201
https://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/news-item/china-solomons-pact-poses-challenges-for-australia/
Coast Guard Pacific partnerships push back against illegal fishing
Brookings 20231130
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/coast-guard-pacific-partnerships-push-back-against-illegal-fishing/
Bougainville negotiator dismisses 'non-binding referendum' line
Radio NZ 20231201
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/pacific/503683/bougainville-negotiator-dismisses-non-binding-referendum-line
U.S. Approach to COP28 Will Shape How it is Perceived in the Pacific
USIP 20231130
https://www.usip.org/publications/2023/11/us-approach-cop28-will-shape-how-it-perceived-pacific
Taiwan + SCS
China lures hundreds of Taiwan politicians with cheap trips before election
Reuters 20231130
https://www.usip.org/publications/2023/11/us-approach-cop28-will-shape-how-it-perceived-pacific
73% of Americans worried about Chinese invasion of Taiwan
Taiwan News 20231201
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/5050301
In Taiwan crisis, Japan to play role like Poland to Ukraine: ex-general
Nikkei 20231201
https://asia.nikkei.com/Editor-s-Picks/Interview/In-Taiwan-crisis-Japan-to-play-role-like-Poland-to-Ukraine-ex-general
Taiwan inks NT$17.2 billion fighter jet missile deal with US
Taiwan News 20231201
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/5050426
Taiwan tracks 24 Chinese military aircraft, 6 naval ships around nation
Taiwan News 20231201
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/5050298
Coast Guard unveils new Pagasa Island station
Inquirer (PH) 20231201
https://globalnation.inquirer.net/223736/subject-pcg-on-new-station-in-pagasa-island
Philippines opens a coast guard surveillance base in the South China Sea to watch Chinese vessels
AP 20231201
https://apnews.com/article/south-china-sea-disputes-philippines-thitu-island-b19fe639fb1d2127a2d7a77adc59d6a9
Xi inspects command office for East China Sea area of China Coast Guard
Xinhua 20231201
https://english.news.cn/20231201/7d724098da864b3fbddcd9dd43f0dff3/c.html
Xi Jinping tells coastguard to enforce law, ‘resolutely defend’ territorial sovereignty, while on East China Sea visit
SCMP 20231201
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3243585/xi-jinping-calls-coastguard-enforce-law-and-resolutely-defend-chinas-territorial-sovereignty
A Ticking Time Bomb in the East China Sea
National INterest 20231201
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/korea-watch/ticking-time-bomb-east-china-sea-207609
Capabilities
Be alert to China’s military weaknesses
ASPI 20231201
https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/be-alert-to-chinas-military-weaknesses/
China's Sea-Based Nuclear Deterrent: Organizational, Operational, and Strategic Implications
USNWC 20231130
https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1032&context=cmsi-maritime-reports
S. Korea's 1st spy satellite enters orbit after liftoff from U.S. base
Yonhap 20231202
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20231202000752315?section=news
KOREA – F-35 MUNITIONS
US DSCA 20231201
https://www.dsca.mil/press-media/major-arms-sales/korea-f-35-munitions
Space-BACN sizzling along as DARPA awards Phase 2 contracts in laser link project
Breaking defense 20231201
https://breakingdefense.com/2023/12/space-bacn-sizzling-along-as-darpa-awards-phase-2-contracts-in-laser-link-project/
The U.S. Navy’s Unmanned Future Remains Murky as China Threat Looms
USNI 20231130
https://news.usni.org/2023/11/30/the-u-s-navys-unmanned-future-remains-murky-as-china-threat-looms
DIU eyeing Feb-Aug 2025 to field first Replicator systems, wants industry input
Breaking Defense 20231130
https://breakingdefense.com/2023/11/diu-eyeing-feb-aug-2025-to-field-first-replicator-systems-wants-industry-input/
China's Wing Loong drones to see more applications, become more intelligent: chief designer
GT 20231201
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202312/1302868.shtml
Roadrunner Reusable Anti-Air Interceptor Breaks Cover
The Drive 20231201
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/roadrunner-reusable-anti-air-interceptor-breaks-cover
The Right Stuff for AI: Hard-won safety lessons from the world of flight testing
Breaking Defense 20231201
https://breakingdefense.com/2023/12/the-right-stuff-for-ai-hard-won-safety-lessons-from-the-world-of-flight-testing/
Pentagon must train for ‘uncertainty,’ while better sharing data: Officials
Breaking Defense 20231201
https://breakingdefense.com/2023/12/pentagon-must-train-for-uncertainty-while-better-sharing-data-officials/
CHINESE PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANIES: NEITHER BLACKWATER NOR THE WAGNER GROUP
WOTR 20231201
https://warontherocks.com/2023/12/chinese-private-security-companies-neither-blackwater-nor-the-wagner-group/
Japan is 'concerned' as U.S. flies Ospreys despite grounding request
Nikkei 20231201
https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/Japan-is-concerned-as-U.S.-flies-Ospreys-despite-grounding-request
U.S. keeps flying Osprey in Japan despite calls to suspend operations
Kyodo 20231201
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/12/29c3e44060be-us-continues-to-operate-ospreys-in-japan-despite-grounding-request.html
Exercises
Japan-U.S. Bilateral Exercise
JMSDF 20231201
www.mod.go.jp/msdf/en/release/202312/20231201_01en.pdf
Japan- U.S. Bilateral Exercise
JMSDF 20231201
www.mod.go.jp/msdf/en/release/202312/20231201_02en.pdf