Pacific Winds 20241117
A daily collection of news affecting the Asia-Pacific region
Alliances
Japan's Ishiba, China's Xi agree to forge "mutually beneficial" ties
Kyodo 20241116
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/11/3390d7763c44-update1-japan-us-s-korea-set-up-secretariat-to-enshrine-cooperation.html
Xi tells Ishiba China hopes Japan will 'properly handle' history, Taiwan issues
Reuters 20241116
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/xi-tells-ishiba-china-hopes-japan-will-properly-handle-history-taiwan-issues-2024-11-16/
Ishiba, Xi Reaffirm Strategic Mutually Beneficial Relationship; China’s Resumption of Imports of Japanese Marine Products Affirmed
Yomiuri 20241116
https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/world/asia-pacific/20241116-222874/
Xi calls on China, S. Korea to promote sound, steady development of ties
Xinhua 20241116
https://english.news.cn/20241116/4730e0db80aa47008cd658c980bbd0bf/c.html
Trump won't meet with Japan PM before taking office
Nikkei 20241117
https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/Trump-won-t-meet-with-Japan-PM-before-taking-office
U.S., Japan, South Korea formalize pact wary of emboldened North Korea
Nikkei 20241116
https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/U.S.-Japan-South-Korea-formalize-pact-wary-of-emboldened-North-Korea
S. Korea, U.S., Japan unveil secretariat establishment, decry N.K.-Russia decision to expand Ukraine war
Yonhap 20241116
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20241116000654315
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un has never been more brazen — or in demand
WaPo 20241115
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/15/north-korea-jong-un-confident/
Japan defense chief says no decision yet on relocating U.S. military's command
Japan Times 20241116
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/16/japan/us-forces-japan-relocation/
The Tyranny of Distance: What Trump Needs to Know About the Japan-US Alliance
The Diplomat 20241115
https://thediplomat.com/2024/11/the-tyranny-of-distance-what-trump-needs-to-know-about-the-japan-us-alliance/
Donald Trump wants peace with China ‘through US strength’, ex-CIA leader says
SCMP 20241116
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3286867/donald-trump-wants-peace-china-through-us-strength-says-ex-cia-leader
Trump election spurs new surge in China chip stocks
Nikkei 20241116
https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Tech/Semiconductors/Trump-election-spurs-new-surge-in-China-chip-stocks
Xi makes key proposals for jointly promoting Asia-Pacific development
Xinhua 20241117
https://english.news.cn/20241117/9c4c240666e4406281d2c0d7bf7ffc96/c.html
Micronesia-Marianas (2nd Island Chain+)
Japan weighs joint exercise base on U.S. territory in west Pacific
Nikkei 20241116
https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/Japan-weighs-joint-exercise-base-on-U.S.-territory-in-west-Pacific
Speaker calls on federal government to fund needed projects in light of missile defense system impacts
PDN 20241116
https://www.guampdn.com/news/speaker-calls-on-federal-government-to-fund-needed-projects-in-light-of-missile-defense-system/article_80ace642-a3c9-11ef-9368-efa95d75ed05.html
Guam missile defense will take 10 years to finish, bring 2,300 people
PDN 20241116
https://www.guampdn.com/news/guam-missile-defense-will-take-10-years-to-finish-bring-2-300-people/article_4dd1cb10-a31b-11ef-9a46-ff6dd5ca9775.html
Marine Corps had 58 active construction projects on Guam in fiscal 2024
PDN 20241116
https://www.guampdn.com/news/marine-corps-had-58-active-construction-projects-on-guam-in-fiscal-2024/article_3d4ca090-9d66-11ef-b68d-c7a3955c7eb0.html
Open houses held on missile defense system proposal
GDP 20241116
https://www.postguam.com/news/local/open-houses-held-on-missile-defense-system-proposal/article_7fb8dbf6-a301-11ef-9c7c-578bcc45c686.html
Island Waves
“Better a bad deal than a good civil war”
Inside Story 20241115
https://insidestory.org.au/better-a-bad-deal-than-a-good-civil-war/
MRA Signs Mining Deal with China
Post Courier (PNG) 20241116
https://www.postcourier.com.pg/mra-signs-mining-deal-with-china/
Taiwan + SCS
The Risks of Oversimplifying Taiwan’s Defense Needs
The Diplomat 20241116
https://thediplomat.com/2024/11/the-risks-of-oversimplifying-taiwans-defense-needs/
What Does Taiwan Think About Trump 2.0?
The Diplomat 20241115
https://thediplomat.com/2024/11/what-does-taiwan-think-about-trump-2-0/
Taiwan tracks 3 Chinese military aircraft and 3 naval ships
Taiwan News 20241116
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/5973131
How Beijing flipped the South China Sea game with a single island
SCMP 20241116
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3286485/how-beijing-flipped-south-china-sea-game-single-island
Malaysia to Protest Passage of Philippine Maritime Laws, Government Says
The Diplomat 20241115
https://thediplomat.com/2024/11/malaysia-to-protest-passage-of-philippine-maritime-laws-government-says/
Capabilities
N. Korea's GPS jamming expands to wider regions along inter-Korean border: official
Yonhap 20241116
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20241116002700315
Teodoro brushes off China's anger over missile purchase plan
PhilStar 20241115
https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2024/11/15/2400424/teodoro-brushes-chinas-anger-over-missile-purchase-plan
New Report: How to Avoid a Nuclear War With China
Air & Space 20241116
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/new-report-how-to-avoid-nuclear-war-china/
U.S. to deter nuclear threats from N. Korea, China, Russia 'simultaneously': Pentagon report
Yonhap 20241116
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20241116001951315
Navy Promises First Columbia-class Boat Will ‘Be on Patrol in 2030’
USNI 20241115
https://news.usni.org/2024/11/15/navy-promises-first-columbia-class-boat-will-be-on-patrol-in-2030
Navy Continuing to Refine 80% Combat Surge Requirement, Says VCNO Kilby
USNI 20241115
https://news.usni.org/2024/11/15/navy-continuing-to-refine-80-combat-surge-requirement-says-vcno-kilby
The U.S. Marines’ biggest fight right now is internal
WaPo 20241115
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/11/15/marine-corps-force-design-overhaul-criticism/
Pentagon fails 7th audit in a row but says progress made
The Hill 20241115
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/4992913-pentagon-fails-7th-audit-in-a-row-but-says-progress-made/
Power
Report on the Nuclear Employment Strategy of the United States.
US DOD 20241115
https://media.defense.gov/2024/Nov/15/2003584623/-1/-1/1/REPORT-ON-THE-NUCLEAR-EMPLOYMENT-STRATEGY-OF-THE-UNITED-STATES.PDF
Better in Pairs: Divide the Indo-Pacific Theater in Half
NDU Joint Force Quarterly Q4 2024
https://digitalcommons.ndu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1142&context=joint-force-quarterly