Pacific Winds 20250903

A daily collection of news affecting the Asia-Pacific region

Sep 02, 2025

Alliances

Modi-Xi meet heralds shift to multipolar global economy
Asia Times 20250902
https://asiatimes.com/2025/09/modi-xi-meet-heralds-shift-to-multipolar-global-economy/

Xi Jinping hails China-Russia ties withstanding test of geopolitical uncertainties
SCMP 20250902
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3323994/xi-and-putin-meeting-talks-beijing

For the Quad, turbulence doesn’t mean collapse
ASPI 20250902
https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/for-the-quad-turbulence-doesnt-mean-collapse/

The Quad in an ‘America First’ World
The Diplomat 20250901
https://thediplomat.com/2025/07/the-quad-in-an-america-first-world/

Don’t Abandon AUKUS
FA 20250902
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/dont-abandon-aukus-jim-mattis

Nat'l Assembly speaker departs for Beijing to attend military parade
Yonhap 20250902
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20250902002851315

S.Korean National Assembly speaker to depart for Beijing; S.Korean media speculates he is likely to convey personal message from Lee Jae-myung to Kim Jong Un
GT 20250902
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202509/1342388.shtml

S. Korea, U.S. yet to finalize talks over Seoul's defense spending hike: defense official
Yonhap 20250902
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20250902010900315

Strategic Decoupling and Its Implications for US-China Relations
RSIS 20250901
https://rsis.edu.sg/rsis-publication/rsis/strategic-decoupling-and-its-implications-for-us-china-relations/

The countdown to a Trump-Xi summit
Brookings 20250902
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-countdown-to-a-trump-xi-summit/

China’s nationalism strong but country remains wary of US, new survey finds
SCMP 20250902
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3323842/chinas-nationalism-strong-country-remains-wary-us-new-survey-finds

Micronesia-Marianas (2^nd Island Chain+)

Governor to be notified of next USMC movement from Okinawa
GDP 20250902
https://www.postguam.com/news/local/governor-to-be-notified-of-next-usmc-movement-from-okinawa/article_7f7be618-7a28-48d6-9ca5-60933525f4ff.html

Designed To “Evade” Thaad & Patriot, China Likely To Unveil DF-26D ‘Guam Killer’ Missile At Victory Day Parade?
Eurasian Times 20250902
https://www.eurasiantimes.com/china-likely-to-unveil-guam-killer-df-26d-missile-at-massive-victory-day-parade-that-may-dodge-thaad-patriot/

Medical care on the fly across Pacific
AU DoD 20250902
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2025-09-02/medical-care-fly-across-pacific

USS Springfield returns to Guam following Indo-Pacific Deployment
PIT 20250902
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/uss-springfield-returns-to-guam-following-indo-pacific-deployment

Island Waves

Taiwan + SCS

Ahead of China's war parade, Taiwan president says aggression will fail
Reuters 20250902
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/ahead-chinas-war-parade-taiwan-president-says-aggression-will-fail-2025-09-02/

China drilling for oil and gas inside Taiwan’s exclusive economic zone
Guardian 20250902
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/02/china-drilling-oil-gas-inside-taiwan-exclusive-economic-zone

Rigging the Game: PRC Oil Structures Encroach on Taiwan’s Pratas Island
Jamestown 20250902
https://jamestown.org/program/rigging-the-game-prc-oil-structures-encroach-on-taiwans-pratas-island/

Taiwan tracks 10 Chinese military aircraft, 6 ships
Taiwan News 20250902
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6191439

Capabilities

Chinese state media hints at new variants of hypersonic missile in parade
SCMP 20250902
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3323962/chinese-state-media-hints-new-variants-hypersonic-missile-parade

YJ-19, China’s first hypersonic cruise missile, is based on breathtaking science
SCMP 20250902
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3324050/breathtaking-science-behind-yj-19-chinas-first-hypersonic-cruise-missile

N. Korea's Kim inspects lab for new solid-fuel ICBM engine
Yonhap 20250902
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20250902001400315

Top USAF General In Pacific “Not Deterred” By Drones, Missiles To Be Showcased At Huge Chinese Parade
TWZ 20250902
https://www.twz.com/air/top-usaf-general-in-pacific-not-deterred-by-drones-missiles-to-be-showcased-at-huge-chinese-parade

Xi’s Parade to Showcase China’s Military Might and Circle of Autocrats
NYtimes 20250902
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/world/asia/china-parade-putin-kim.html

What message does China’s V-Day military parade send to the world?
GT 20250903
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202509/1342468.shtml

China’s Military in 10 Charts
CSIS 20250902
https://www.csis.org/analysis/chinas-military-10-charts

More hull fouling, more corrosion: effects of warmer South Pacific waters on navies
ASPI 20250902
https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/more-hull-fouling-more-corrosion-effects-of-warmer-south-pacific-waters-on-navies/

Space Development Agency demos key space-to-air communications link
Defense News 20250902
https://www.defensenews.com/space/2025/09/02/space-development-agency-demos-key-space-to-air-communications-link/

Can the U.S. Navy’s E-2D Hawkeye Substitute for the Canceled Air Force E-7A Wedgetail?
Sea Power 2025902
https://seapowermagazine.org/can-the-u-s-navys-e-2d-hawkeye-substitute-for-the-canceled-air-force-e-7a-wedgetail/

Allvin’s Departure Could Spell End of Major ‘Re-Optimization’ Initiatives
Air & Space 20250901
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/allvin-departure-end-reoptimization-initiatives/

‘Be uncomfortable’: Navy wants new USV to challenge the ‘status quo’
Breaking Defense 20250902
https://breakingdefense.com/2025/09/be-uncomfortable-navy-wants-new-usv-to-challenge-the-status-quo/

Disconnected by Design: 5th- & 6th-Gen Aircraft in Disaggregated Collaborative Air Operations
Mitchell 20250902
https://www.mitchellaerospacepower.org/disconnected-by-design-5th-6th-gen-aircraft-in-disaggregated-collaborative-air-operations/

Exercises

Chinese missile destroyer seen passing Japanese island in East China Sea: Tokyo
SCMP 20250902
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3324064/chinese-missile-destroyer-seen-passing-japanese-island-east-china-sea-tokyo

Japanese media’s hype over Chinese warships ‘circumnavigating Japan’ an overreaction: expert
GT 20250902
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202509/1342427.shtml

USN Fleet and Marine Tracker: Sept. 2, 2025
USNI 20250902
https://news.usni.org/2025/09/02/usni-news-fleet-and-marine-tracker-sept-2-2025

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