Pacific Winds 20250907
A daily collection of news affecting the Asia-Pacific region
Alliances
Trump calls workers arrested at S. Korean plant site 'illegal aliens'
Yonhap 20250906
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20250906000353315
FM Cho says to consider U.S. visit to discuss immigration crackdown on S. Koreans with Trump administration
Yonhap 20250906
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20250906002655315
Immigration Raid on Hyundai-LG Plant in Georgia Rattles South Korea
NYTimes 20250906
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/06/world/asia/immigration-raid-hyundai-lg-south-korea-georgia.html
Chinese embassy in the Philippines urges the Philippine defense chief to refrain from being a source of distrust in bilateral ties
GT 20250906
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202509/1342805.shtml
Micronesia-Marianas (2nd Island Chain+)
Foreign minister hopes Palau will support Taiwan at Pacific Islands Forum
Taiwan News 20250906
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6195164
Public can comment on proposed construction of outdoor fields at Camp Blaz
PDN 20250906
https://www.guampdn.com/news/public-can-comment-on-proposed-construction-of-outdoor-fields-at-camp-blaz/article_7b191e99-59c1-4e13-a300-172567e807a5.html
Island Waves
China-Australia jockeying heightens Pacific forum mess
The Irrigator 20250906
https://www.irrigator.com.au/story/9059449/china-australia-jockeying-heightens-pacific-forum-mess/
Vanuatu learns from Japan to build back better after quake
Daily Post (VU) 20250906
https://www.dailypost.vu/news/vanuatu-learns-from-japan-to-build-back-better-after-quake/article_febf71ef-a44f-5de9-b152-d99551884659.html
West Papua holds an important place on Pacific countries' agenda says Mapou.
RNZ 20250906
https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/572292/west-papua-holds-an-important-place-on-pacific-countries-agenda-says-mapou
Australia supports SICAN tackle climate change
Solomon Star 20250906
https://www.solomonstarnews.com/australia-supports-sican-tackle-climate-change/
Taiwan + SCS
President Lai Ching-te’s Catch-22
The Diplomat 20250906
https://thediplomat.com/2025/09/president-lai-ching-tes-catch-22/?s=08
Canada, Australia send navy ships into Taiwan Strait
Taiwan News 20250906
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6195219
PLA spokesperson makes remarks on Canadian, Australian warships' passage through Taiwan Strait
Xinhua 20250906
https://english.news.cn/20250906/47772456dde14835bf7b8d2d5a073380/c.html
Taiwan tracks 28 Chinese military aircraft and 8 ships
Taiwan News 20250906
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6195081
US eyes Filipino fishers as watchers of marine destruction
Inquirer (PH) 20250906
https://globalnation.inquirer.net/290460/us-eyes-filipino-fishers-as-watchers-of-marine-destruction
Capabilities
China’s Parade of Power
The Diplomat 20250905
https://thediplomat.com/2025/09/chinas-parade-of-power/
Parades and charades at Tiananmen
Asia Times 20250906
https://asiatimes.com/2025/09/parades-and-charades-at-tiananmen/
China's big military parade wasn't a coronation
Responsible Statecraft 20250906
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/china-military-parade/
China's continental identity on a blue horizon
EAF 20250906
https://eastasiaforum.org/2025/09/06/chinas-continental-identity-on-a-blue-horizon/
A Playbook for Winning the Cyber War
CSIS 20240904
https://www.csis.org/programs/intelligence-national-security-and-technology-program/playbook-winning-cyber-war
Restoring Air Force to Dominance Will Take Sustained $20-$30 Billion Per Year
Air & Space 20250906
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/air-force-dominance-readiness-capacity/
The Variables of OPCON: One Wartime OPCON Transition, Multiple Plans
The Diplomat 20250905
https://thediplomat.com/2025/09/the-variables-of-opcon-one-wartime-opcon-transition-multiple-plans/
With ‘Ghost Bat’ Drone, Australia Gears Up for New Arms Race
NYTimes 20250906
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/06/world/australia/australia-ghost-bat-drone.html
Chinese embassy calls US House Republicans' report targeting China-US research collaboration 'groundless'
GT 20250906
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202509/1342808.shtml