Alliances
Ishiba Shigeru Wants a Stronger Japan-US Alliance. He Has an Unorthodox Vision For Doing That.
The Diplomat 20241003
https://thediplomat.com/2024/10/ishiba-shigeru-wants-a-stronger-japan-us-alliance-he-has-an-unorthodox-vision-for-doing-that/
China’s Balancing Act With the ‘Axis of Upheaval’
The Diplomat 20241004
https://thediplomat.com/2024/10/chinas-balancing-act-with-the-axis-of-upheaval/
Biden extends congratulations to Xi on PRC's 75th founding anniversary: spokesperson
Xinhua 20241005
https://english.news.cn/20241005/689e1a9656a14973add01e897c060534/c.html
Joe Biden ‘sent Xi Jinping congratulatory message’ to mark China’s 75th National Day
SCMP 20241005
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3281236/joe-biden-sent-xi-jinping-congratulatory-message-mark-chinas-75th-national-day
India connects G7, Indo-Pacific, global south; drives Quad: Kurt Campbell
Hindustan Times 20241005
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/India/interview-india-connects-g7-indo-pacific-global-south-drives-quad-kurt-campbell/ar-AA1rJviv
US needs a solution to China’s problem
Asia Times 20241005
https://asiatimes.com/2024/10/us-needs-a-solution-to-chinas-problem/
Micronesia-Marianas (2nd Island Chain+)
Moylan on China missile launch: Guam's safety is a top priority in DC
PDN 20241004
https://www.guampdn.com/news/moylan-on-china-missile-launch-guams-safety-is-a-top-priority-in-dc/article_b1e6a658-813c-11ef-8405-5b7b83255efc.html
Officials address concerns over Chinese missile launch
PIT 20241004
https://www.postguam.com/news/local/officials-address-concerns-over-chinese-missile-launch/article_eafe4c9a-8211-11ef-ac64-ab1c6c401326.html
Independence, co-dependence: The complex nature of free association
PIT 20241005
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/independence-co-dependence-the-complex-nature-of-free-association
Still few specifics on Coast Guard 'doubling of force' on Guam
PDN 20241005
https://www.guampdn.com/news/still-few-specifics-on-coast-guard-doubling-of-force-on-guam/article_3b4c355a-81e4-11ef-9a68-4fc67b712f99.html
USCGC Oliver Henry completes strategic patrol in Palauan waters, strengthening regional security and maritime partnerships
US IndoPACom 20241004
https://www.pacom.mil/Media/News/News-Article-View/Article/3927448/uscgc-oliver-henry-completes-strategic-patrol-in-palauan-waters-strengthening-r/
Former USCGC Sequoia CO returns to Guam, takes helm of U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia Sector Guam
DVIDS 20241004
https://www.dvidshub.net/news/482502/former-uscgc-sequoia-co-returns-guam-takes-helm-us-coast-guard-forces-micronesia-sector-guam
Island Waves
Deal sealed to establish USAID Pacific Office in Suva
FBCN 20241005
https://www.fbcnews.com.fj/news/deal-sealed-to-establish-usaid-pacific-office-in-suva/
NZ gives new equipment to Customs
Samoa Observer 20241005
https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/111415
Taiwan + SCS
'We are a sovereign country,' Lai says at National Day event
CNA (TW) 20241005
https://focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait/202410050011
'Impossible' for China to be Taiwan's motherland, Lai Ching-te says
Reuters 20241005
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/impossible-peoples-republic-china-be-our-motherland-taiwan-president-says-2024-10-05/
The U.S. must not treat Taiwan as an indispensable strategic asset
Nikkei 20241006
https://asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/The-U.S.-must-not-treat-Taiwan-as-an-indispensable-strategic-asset
Taiwan schedules Chang Tai 19 war games
Taiwan News 20241005
https://taiwannews.com.tw/news/5947421
Taiwan tracks 13 Chinese military aircraft and 3 ships
Taiwan News 20241005
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/5947304
China and Vietnam capable to handle law enforcement conflict in S.China Sea properly; Philippines’ intention to stigmatize China ‘won’t work’
GT 20241005
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202410/1320729.shtml
Beijing’s South China Sea ambitions won’t be battered by China–Philippines agreement
EAF 20241005
https://eastasiaforum.org/2024/10/05/beijings-south-china-sea-ambitions-wont-be-battered-by-china-philippines-agreement/
Capabilities
China’s nuclear arsenal may surpass U.S. estimates, expert warns
WashTimes 20241004
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/oct/4/chinas-nuclear-arsenal-may-surpass-us-estimates-ex/
New US missile built to pierce China’s A2/AD bubble
Asia Times 20241005
https://asiatimes.com/2024/10/new-us-missile-built-to-pierce-chinas-a2-ad-bubble/
Potentially Catastrophic Cyber-Attack by China May Have Penetrated U.S. Wiretaps
National Review 20241005
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/potentially-catastrophic-cyber-attack-by-china-may-have-penetrated-u-s-wiretaps/