Pacific Winds 20251104

Nov 03, 2025

Alliances

Allies entwined: Australia’s strategic convergence with the Philippines
ASPI 20251103
https://www.aspi.org.au/report/allies-entwined-australias-strategic-convergence-with-the-philippines/

Joint Readout of the Meeting of Defense Ministers From Australia, Japan, the Philippines, and the United States November 1, 2025
JP MoD 20251102
https://www.mod.go.jp/en/article/2025/11/8c97000877b4b6c7f1e1d0a16e3f1819fe0c7e6b.html
Summary: https://www.mod.go.jp/en/article/2025/11/31d47317cc02c407d09a19b02a6628b4fdc31d37.html

Canada-Philippines defense pact ‘more gesture than substantive military significance’: expert
GT 20251103
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202511/1347248.shtml

U.S.-China ties entering ‘managed rivalry,’ Taiwan’s ex-envoy says
CNA (TW) 20251103
https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202511030020

Stable China-US relations benefit the global economy
GT 20251103
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202511/1347284.shtml

The US is losing the Pacific to China: Trump’s trip to Asia proves it
Telegraph 20251103
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11/03/the-us-is-losing-the-pacific-to-china-trumps-trip-to-asia-p/

Seoul’s US$200 bln investment in U.S. will first go to S. Korean companies: minister
Yonhap 20251103
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20251103005252320

Trump says he has assurances from Beijing of no attack on Taiwan during his term
SCMP 20251103
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3331279/trump-says-he-has-assurances-beijing-no-attack-taiwan-during-his-term

Taiwan rebuffs China’s protest about Japan PM meeting at APEC
Reuters 0251103
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/taiwan-rebuffs-chinas-protest-about-japan-pm-meeting-apec-2025-11-03/

Only some of 66 fighter jets ordered from U.S. may be delivered on time: Koo
CNA (TW) 20251103
https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202511030011

Taiwan tracks 6 Chinese military aircraft, 5 naval ships
Taiwan News 20251103
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6234039

Chinese Navy Outnumbers US and Allied Ships in Disputed Waters
Newsweek 22051103
https://www.newsweek.com/china-navy-us-allies-exercises-10980464

Chinese ship spies on Australia, Philippines and the US in South China Sea
ABC (AU) 20251104
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-03/chinese-ship-spies-on-australia-philippines-us-naval-exercise/105966362

The logic behind South Korea’s nuclear submarine deal
Lowy 20251103
https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/logic-behind-south-korea-s-nuclear-submarine-deal

S. Korea, U.S. see ‘meaningful progress’ on conditions for wartime command transfer from Washington
Yonhap 20251103
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20251103005300315

Anduril drones won’t close US Air Force’s China gap
Asia Times 20251103
https://asiatimes.com/2025/11/anduril-drones-wont-close-us-air-forces-china-gap/

US sends complex signals on nuclear weapon tests
GT 20251103
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202511/1347275.shtml

China launches new remote sensing satellite
Xinhua 20251103
https://english.news.cn/20251103/a91b02b476404dbe92f6f9637d139372/c.html