Pacific Winds 20250324
A daily collection of news affecting the Asia-Pacific region
Alliances
‘Hope on the Stage’: China, South Korea move closer amid Trump tariffs
SCMP 20250323
https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3303346/hope-stage-china-south-korea-move-closer-amid-trump-tariffs
Trilateral Foreign Ministers Meeting: Japan, China, S. Korea Must Deepen Cooperation to Ensure Regional Stability
Yomiuri 20250323
https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/editorial/yomiuri-editorial/20250323-244841/
Japan-China Meetings Yield No Breakthroughs on Political Issues, Highlight Difficulty of Resolving Bilateral Concerns
Yomiuri 20250323
https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/politics-government/20250323-244835/
China, Japan reach 20 key consensus points, pledge to deepen economic collaboration
GT 20250323
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202503/1330692.shtml
Candid trilateral dialogue provides new reference for regional peace, development
GT 20250323
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202503/1330685.shtml
Wang Yi meets Japan's national security advisor Masataka Okano
Xinhua 20250323
https://english.news.cn/20250323/53d033d3bd4f49bbaee465abf2b46f05/c.html
No surprises, but strategic circumstance weighs heavily on China’s ‘Two Sessions’
EAF 20250323
https://eastasiaforum.org/2025/03/23/no-surprises-but-strategic-circumstance-weighs-heavily-on-chinas-two-sessions/
Micronesia-Marianas (2nd Island Chain+)
Independence movement for Guam in Trump era: Where is it now?
PDN 20250323
https://www.guampdn.com/news/independence-movement-for-guam-in-trump-era-where-is-it-now/article_18e19986-fd65-11ef-8ca6-4ba8e31cadf6.html
Island Waves
The permanent Australia-China contest in the South Pacific
ASPI 20250324
https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/the-permanent-australia-china-contest-in-the-south-pacific/
FFA Members hunt for illegal fishing across 14 million square kilometres of Ocean
Solomon Star 20250323
https://www.solomonstarnews.com/operation-rai-balang-2025-ffa-members-hunt-for-illegal-fishing-across-14-million-square-kilometres-of-ocean/
Fiji-China cooperation reaches milestone
FBCN 20250323
https://www.fbcnews.com.fj/news/fiji-china-cooperation-reaches-milestone/
Taiwan + SCS
Taiwan President’s Gambit: Time for a Tougher Stance on China
NYTimes 20250323
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/23/world/asia/taiwan-china-trump.html
Renewed civil war over Taiwan may be option for Beijing: mainland researcher
SCMP 20250323
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3303530/renewed-civil-war-over-taiwan-may-be-option-beijing-mainland-researcher
Ministry reports changes in China’s war strategies
Taipei Times 20250324
https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2025/03/24/2003833959
Would Taiwan’s youth fight a war against mainland China? It depends how they are asked
SCMP 20250323
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3303467/would-taiwans-youth-fight-war-against-mainland-china-it-depends-how-they-are-asked
Unmarked vessel detained for trespassing in Taiwan's restricted waters
CNA (TW) 20250323
https://focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait/202503230014
Taiwan tracks 13 Chinese military aircraft and 10 ships
Taiwan News 20250323
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6066289
Capabilities
US Space Force general's dogfighting claim against Chinese satellites disputed by US experts, viewed as budget ploy
GT 20250323
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202503/1330667.shtml