Alliances
Ishiba, Biden Reaffirm Need to Deepen Japan-U.S. Alliance in Telephone Talks; Status of Forces Agreement Not Discussed
Yomiuri 20241002
https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/politics-government/20241002-214683/
Japan PM Ishiba expressed desire to strengthen US alliance in first call with Biden
Reuters 20241002
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/japan-pm-ishiba-expressed-desire-strengthen-us-alliance-first-call-with-biden-2024-10-02/
Blinken says U.S. hopes to boost "enduring" ties with Japan's new PM
Kyodo 20241002
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/10/6ec385ed14db-update2-blinken-says-us-hopes-to-boost-enduring-ties-with-japans-new-pm.html
China’s Xi Calls on Japan’s Ishiba to Build Stable Relations
Yomiuri 20241002
https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/politics-government/20241002-214667/
South Korea's Yoon and Japan's Ishiba agree to continue 'shuttle diplomacy'
Japan Times 20241002
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/02/japan/politics/south-korea-japan-yoon-ishiba/
Yoon, Ishiba discuss cooperation on N. Korea in 1st phone talks
Yonhap 20241002
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20241002011300315
Japan should board the Indomalphi ship
EAF 20241002
https://eastasiaforum.org/2024/10/02/japan-should-board-the-indomalphi-ship/
Xi says good-neighborliness, strategic coordination the most essential features of China-Russia ties
GT 202401002
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202410/1320655.shtml
Japan's new FM looks to exchanges with Chinese diplomats
China Daily 20241002
https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202410/02/WS66fd32ffa310f1265a1c5fef.html
Japan's new top diplomat calls 'Asian NATO' an idea for the future
Japan Times 20241002
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/02/japan/politics/takeshi-iwaya-asian-nato/
New Zealand, Australia swap senior military commanders
Defense News 20241002
https://www.defensenews.com/global/asia-pacific/2024/10/02/new-zealand-australia-swap-senior-military-commanders/
In break from tradition, China receives no formal statement from US on National Day
SCMP 20241002
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3280766/break-tradition-china-receives-no-formal-statement-us-national-day
US Commerce Department Imposes Duties on Southeast Asian Solar Imports
The Diplomat 20241002
https://thediplomat.com/2024/10/us-commerce-department-imposes-duties-on-southeast-asian-solar-imports/
China Fears Are ‘Massively Overblown,’ ANZ CEO Elliott Says
Bloomberg 20241002
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/international/2024/10/02/china-fears-are-massively-overblown-anz-ceo-elliott-says/
Micronesia-Marianas (2nd Island Chain+)
Northern Mariana Islands leaders concerned about China missile test in the Pacific Ocean
RNZ 20241002
https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/529655/northern-mariana-islands-leaders-concerned-about-china-missile-test-in-the-pacific-ocean
Guam National Guard gears up for transfer of command at THAAD site
KUAM 20241002
https://www.kuam.com/story/51544808/guam-national-guard-gears-up-for-transfer-of-command-at-thaad-site
Palau receives $80M in COFA grants
PIT 20241002
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/palau-receives-80m-in-cofa-grants
Taiwan delegation attends 30th Palau Independence celebration
Taiwan News 20241002
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/5945736
Guam National Guard attends first Joint Committee Meeting with Palau
KUAM 20241002
https://www.kuam.com/story/51544594/guam-national-guard-attends-first-joint-committee-meeting-with-palau
PACAF brings Industry Day to Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands
USAF PacAF 20241001
https://www.pacaf.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/3923293/pacaf-brings-industry-day-to-commonwealth-of-the-northern-marianas-islands/
The "Fuelture" Experts - 36 CRS & 36 LRS Refueling Training
USAF AAFB 20241002
https://www.andersen.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/3923287/the-fuelture-experts-36-crs-36-lrs-refueling-training/
Island Waves
New Caledonia’s controversial constitutional reform will not go ahead: French PM
RNZ 20241002
https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/529212/new-caledonia-s-controversial-constitutional-reform-will-not-go-ahead-french-pm
New Caledonia election postponed for a year by France’s new prime minister
Guardian 20241002
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/02/new-caledonia-election-postponed-by-a-year-france-pm-michel-barnier
French PM scraps divisive New Caledonia electoral change after months of unrest
Benar 20241002
https://www.benarnews.org/english/news/pacific/new-caledonia-france-politics-10022024000247.html
Condemnation grows after China fires test rocket into central Pacific
1News 20241002
https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/10/02/condemnation-grows-after-china-fires-test-rocket-into-central-pacific/
Kamala Harris and the Pacific Islands
Lowy 20241002
https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/kamala-harris-pacific-islands
PM MARAPE PUSHES SECURITY AND PEACE PLANS FOR PNG
PNG Haus Bung 20241002
https://pnghausbung.com/pm-marape-pushes-security-and-peace-plans-for-png/
US Announces k102 Million Peac Project led by Q2 Impact
Post Courier (PNG) 20241003
https://www.postcourier.com.pg/us-announces-k102-million-peace-project-led-by-q2-impact/
3rd CMT reaches out with free medical service to Kirakira
Solomon Star 20241002
https://www.solomonstarnews.com/3rd-cmt-reaches-out-with-free-medical-service-to-kirakira/
Jiangmen delegation visits Chung Wah School
Solomon Star 20241002
https://www.solomonstarnews.com/jiangmen-delegation-visits-chung-wah-school/
Bill to regulate natural disaster foreign funds
Fiji Times 20241002
https://www.fijitimes.com.fj/bill-to-regulate-natural-disaster-foreign-funds/
Taiwan + SCS
65 Taiwanese air force officers to train in the US as island awaits latest F-16V jets
SCMP 20241002
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3280717/65-taiwanese-air-force-officers-train-us-island-awaits-latest-f-16v-jets
Vietnam protests Chinese force's attack on fishermen in contested waters
REuters 20241002
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/vietnam-protests-chinese-forces-attack-fishermen-contested-waters-2024-10-02/
Satellite Images Reveal Chinese Vessels in Philippines’ EEZ Amidst Escalating Tensions
GeoInt 20241001
https://www.geoint.asia/blog/satellite-images-reveal-chinese-vessels-in-philippines-eez-amidst-escalating-tensions
Capabilities
China Is Ready for War
FA 20241002
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/china/china-ready-war-america-is-not-seth-jones
Navy’s 80 percent surge-readiness target is a ‘stretch goal,’ says CNO
Breaking Defense 20241002
https://breakingdefense.com/2024/10/navys-80-percent-surge-readiness-target-is-a-stretch-goal-says-cno/
Philippines draws defence firms as military modernises amid South China Sea tension
Reuters 20241002
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/philippines-draws-defence-firms-military-modernises-amid-south-china-sea-tension-2024-10-02/
Going for the gold: Chinese firms lead US firms in remote sensing ‘Olympics’
Breaking Defense 20241002
https://breakingdefense.com/2024/10/going-for-the-gold-chinese-firms-lead-us-firms-in-remote-sensing-olympics/
What lies beneath: There’s more to cables than geopolitics
Lowy 20241002
https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/what-lies-beneath-there-s-more-cables-geopolitics
Chinese Submarine That Sunk Had Exotic Hybrid Nuclear Powerplant: Report
TWZ 20241002
https://www.twz.com/sea/chinese-submarine-that-sunk-had-exotic-hybrid-nuclear-powerplant-report
What reports got wrong about China’s ‘sunken nuclear submarine’
Defense One 20241002
https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2024/10/chinas-sunken-nuclear-sub-was-likely-nothing-sort/400001/
An Analysis of Chinese Military Reform – Towards the US Model?
RSIS 20241001
https://www.rsis.edu.sg/rsis-publication/rsis/an-analysis-of-chinese-military-reform-towards-the-us-model/
CIA boosts online recruiting efforts in China, Iran and North Korea
SCMP 20241003
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3280854/cia-boosts-online-recruiting-efforts-china-iran-and-north-korea
Power
China, Clean Technologies, and National Security
WOTR 20241002
https://warontherocks.com/2024/10/china-clean-technologies-and-national-security/
Why is the West peddling fear about China's manufacturing rise
Xinhua 20241002
https://english.news.cn/20241002/56b1715f652f454f93915d5e54c03c2b/c.html
Oriana Skylar Mastro on How China Gained Power
China Wire 20240929
https://www.thewirechina.com/2024/09/29/oriana-skylar-mastro-on-how-china-gained-power/