Alliances
Beijing uses ‘divide and conquer’ tactic with ASEAN as South China Sea tensions heat up
SCMP 20240926
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3277495/beijing-uses-divide-and-conquer-tactic-asean-south-china-sea-tensions-heat
Early Success in Southeast Asia Will Run through the Philippines
CSIS 20240926
https://www.csis.org/analysis/early-success-southeast-asia-will-run-through-philippines
U.S. Policy toward China and Taiwan
CSIS 20240926
https://www.csis.org/analysis/us-policy-toward-china-and-taiwan
The Quad has solid foundations
Lowy 20240926
https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/quad-has-solid-foundations
Japan Pushes Back On China With Taiwan Strait Cruise; More Restrained Approach Seen Losing Effectiveness
Yomiuri 20240926
https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/defense-security/20240926-213550/
Japan: An Indispensable Partner in the Indo-Pacific
CSIS 20240926
https://www.csis.org/analysis/japan-indispensable-partner-indo-pacific
Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific in a New U.S. Administration
CSIS 20240926
https://www.csis.org/analysis/australia-new-zealand-and-pacific-new-us-administration
China’s spy agency accuses New Zealand of ‘harassment, intimidation’ of Chinese citizens
SCMP 20240926
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3280050/chinas-spy-agency-accuses-new-zealand-harassment-intimidation-chinese-citizens
Pyongyang’s New Frame
38 North 20240925
https://www.38north.org/2024/09/pyongyangs-new-frame/
US the true provocateur, spoiler and saboteur: Defense Spokesperson
China Military 20240927
http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/VOICES/16341086.html
Yesterday’s stick, today’s carrot? China’s removal of the Japan seafood ban
Lowy 20240926
https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/yesterday-s-stick-today-s-carrot-china-s-removal-japan-seafood-ban
Micronesia-Marianas (2nd Island Chain+)
UN report highlights scars of US nuclear testing in Marshall Islands
Benar 20240926
https://www.benarnews.org/english/news/pacific/pac-marshall-nuclear-09252024234831.html
China's latest missile test stirs congressional candidates' discussion on security threats to Guam
PIT 20240926
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/china-s-latest-missile-test-prompts-congressional-candidates-discussion-on-security-threats-to-guam
Routine testing of warning systems on Oct. 1
PDN 20240926
https://www.guampdn.com/news/routine-testing-of-warning-systems-on-oct-1/article_345c852e-7ba4-11ef-b533-33b5b14ac504.html
Island Waves
Pacific leaders to meet after China’s ‘concerning’ ICBM missile test
Benar 20240926
https://www.benarnews.org/english/news/pacific/china-missile-test-pacific-09262024043049.html
Additional $25.2 million for the Tamavua-i-Wai bridge
FBCN 20240926
https://www.fbcnews.com.fj/news/additional-25-2-million-for-the-tamavua-i-wai-bridge/
New forklift for Education Resource Unit
Solomon Star 20240926
https://www.solomonstarnews.com/new-forklift-for-education-resource-unit/
Workshop on inclusivity at work place
Solomon Star 20240926
https://www.solomonstarnews.com/workshop-on-inclusivity-at-work-place/
Kanak chiefs proclaim sovereignty over New Caledonia's ancestral lands
RFI 20240926
https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20240926-kanak-chiefs-proclaim-sovereignty-over-new-caledonia-s-ancestral-lands
Taiwan + SCS
China’s navy tweaking tactics to undercut Taiwan’s defenses
Asia Times 20240926
https://asiatimes.com/2024/09/chinas-navy-tweaking-tactics-to-undercut-taiwans-defenses/
Taiwan raises alarm about renewed military threats from 'unstable' China
Reuters 20240926
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/taiwan-reports-surge-chinese-warplanes-off-its-coast-2024-09-26/
China’s continued experimentation for peaceful reunification
IISS 22040916
https://www.iiss.org/online-analysis/online-analysis/2024/09/chinas-continued-experimentation-for-peaceful-reunification/
The Widening Schism across the Taiwan Strait
ICG 20240926
https://www.crisisgroup.org/asia/north-east-asia/taiwan-strait-china/342-widening-schism-across-taiwan-strait
U.S. Military Support for Taiwan in Five Charts
CFR 20240925
https://www.cfr.org/article/us-military-support-taiwan-five-charts
Japan defense force ship sails through Taiwan Strait for 1st time
Kyodo 20240926
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/09/f2aefb85d27d-urgent-japan-defense-force-ship-sails-through-taiwan-strait-for-1st-time.html
Japanese destroyer transits Taiwan for 1st time in message to China
Taiwan News 20240926
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/5942237
Japanese vessel joins Australia and New Zealand in its first Taiwan Strait transit
SCMP 20240926
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3279988/japan-naval-vessel-joins-australia-nz-navy-transit-taiwan-strait
New Zealand navy vessel passes through contested Taiwan Strait
Post (NZ) 22040926
https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/350431008/new-zealand-navy-vessel-passes-through-contested-taiwan-strait
PLA tracks, monitors foreign warships’ Taiwan Straits transit
GT 20240926
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202409/1320413.shtml
Taiwan tracks 43 Chinese military aircraft and 8 ships
Taiwan News 20240926
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/5942262
The MND: The Philippine Side Should Not Have Miscalculation and Should Stop Making Risky and Futile Provocations
China Military 20240926
http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/VOICES/16340945.html
China-Australia relations see more high-level exchanges, conducive to avoid amplifying difference: experts
GT 20240926
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202409/1320359.shtml
Capabilities
China ICBM launch shows Beijing can 'fight on multiple fronts'
Nikkei 20240926
https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/China-ICBM-launch-shows-Beijing-can-fight-on-multiple-fronts
First Chinese ICBM Test Into The Pacific In Decades Is A Big Deal
TWZ 20240925
https://www.twz.com/nuclear/first-chinese-icbm-test-into-the-pacific-in-decades-is-a-big-deal
Australia seeks China's explanation for ballistic missile launch
AFP 20240925
https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2024/09/1110792/australia-seeks-chinas-explanation-ballistic-missile-launch
China launch of missile to the South Pacific 'concerning' - minister
RNZ 20240926
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/529140/china-launch-of-missile-to-the-south-pacific-concerning-minister
What's behind China's launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile?
ABC (AU) 22040926
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-26/chinas-launch-of-an-intercontinental-ballistic-missile-explained/104401636
What’s behind China’s launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile
AP 20240926
https://apnews.com/article/china-icbm-eplainer-416dfcfe14019c3a70fb182b6f619ff7
China's missile launch into the Pacific sends message to U.S.: Analysts
CNA 20240926
https://focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait/202409260024
China’s ICBM test launch legitimate, reasonable routine training: Chinese Defense Ministry
GT 20240926
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202409/1320419.shtml
China’s ICBM test a sign PLA Rocket Force stands ready despite corruption scandals
SCMP 20240926
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3280097/chinas-icbm-test-sign-pla-rocket-force-stands-ready-despite-corruption-scandals
US calls for ‘regular’ missile launch notification process after China’s ICBM test
SCMP 20240926
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3280089/us-calls-regular-missile-launch-notification-process-after-chinas-icbm-test
Pacific Missile Crisis: US points Typhon at China from Philippines
Asia Times 20240926
https://asiatimes.com/2024/09/pacific-missile-crisis-us-points-typhon-at-china-from-philippines/
‘Forever’ deployment of US Typhon missile system a poison to Philippines, region
GT 22040927
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202409/1320444.shtml
China strictly follows nuclear policy of no first use of nuclear weapons: Defense Spokesperson
China Military 20240926
http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/CHINA_209163/TopStories_209189/16340929.html
Japan launches H2A rocket with reconnaissance satellite after delays
Kyodo 20240926
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/09/31b912f4290c-japan-launches-h2a-rocket-with-reconnaissance-satellite-after-delays.html
New torpedoes for P-8s and Pillar II awards: AUKUS leaders in London
Breaking Defense 20240926
https://breakingdefense.com/2024/09/new-torpedoes-for-p-8s-and-pillar-ii-awards-aukus-leaders-in-london/
Aiming higher: Accelerating US-Australia cooperation on precision-guided weapons
USSC 20240926
https://www.ussc.edu.au/accelerating-us-australia-cooperation-on-precision-guided-weapons
Officials tout AI-powered sub-hunting as AUKUS defense chiefs converge
Defense One 20240926
https://www.defenseone.com/defense-systems/2024/09/officials-tout-ai-powered-sub-hunting-aukus-defense-chiefs-converge/399836/
AUKUS Collaboration Advancing Capabilities in Indo-Pacific Region, Austin Says
US DoD 20240926
https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3918579/aukus-collaboration-advancing-capabilities-in-indo-pacific-region-austin-says/
Strengthening US shipbuilding to counter China becomes a focus of lawmakers
SCMP 20240926
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3279977/strengthening-us-shipbuilding-counter-china-becomes-focus-lawmakers
CRS Report to Congress on U.S. Amphibious Warship Programs
USNI 20240926
https://news.usni.org/2024/09/26/report-to-congress-on-u-s-amphibious-warship-programs-6
Integrated by Mission—Federated for Execution
Hudson 20240925
https://www.hudson.org/defense-strategy/integrated-mission-federated-execution-bryan-clark-dan-patt
Space Force hails progress in missile-warning satellite program
Space News 20240926
https://spacenews.com/space-force-hails-progress-in-missile-warning-satellite-program/
Space Command leader calls for better domain awareness tools by 2027
Defwnse News 20240926
https://www.defensenews.com/space/2024/09/26/space-command-leader-calls-for-better-domain-awareness-tools-by-2027/
Space Force kicks off $1 billion cloud-based satellite operations program
Space News 20240926
https://spacenews.com/space-force-kicks-off-1-billion-cloud-based-satellite-operations-program/
Pentagon breaks ground on transportable nuclear reactor project
WashExam 20240925
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense/3166265/pentagon-breaks-ground-transportable-nuclear-reactor-project/
The rise of small, fighter-like drones in US Air Force thinking
ASPI 20240926
https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/the-rise-of-small-fighter-like-drones-in-us-air-force-thinking/
Exercises
Japan-U.S. Bilateral Exercise
JMSDF 20240926
https://www.mod.go.jp/msdf/en/release/202409/20240926en.pdf