Pacific Winds 20251107
A daily collection of news affecting the Asia-Pacific region
Alliances
Delay in S. Korea-U.S. summit fact sheet suggests prolonged coordination on U.S. end
Yonhap 20251106
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20251106004851315
Senior diplomats of S. Korea, Japan to hold ‘strategic dialogue’ this week
Yonhap 20251106
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20251106007800315
South Korea draws closer to Japan as protests mount against China and US
Nikkei 20251106
https://asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/comment/south-korea-draws-closer-to-japan-as-protests-mount-against-china-and-us
Lee Jae-myung’s North Korea Policy Is Built on Outdated Assumptions
The Diplomat 20251106
https://thediplomat.com/2025/11/lee-jae-myungs-north-korea-policy-is-built-on-outdated-assumptions/
Australia-Japan ties are about shaping outcomes, not hedging bets
Lowy 20251107
https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/australia-japan-ties-are-about-shaping-outcomes-not-hedging-bets
AUKUS ‘full steam ahead’ toward greater deterrence, stability in Indo-Pacific
IPDF 20251105
https://ipdefenseforum.com/2025/11/aukus-full-steam-ahead-toward-greater-deterrence-stability-in-indo-pacific/
MOFCOM responses to whether China to revoke ban on US firm Micron, suspend inclusion of companies in unreliable entity list
GT 20251106
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202511/1347535.shtml
US-China trade tensions may have eased, but Southeast Asia still under pressure: analysts
SCMP 20251106
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3331654/us-china-trade-tensions-may-have-eased-southeast-asia-still-under-pressure-analysts
Micronesia-Marianas (2nd Island Chain+)
A country that said no: Palauans nix US proposal to send deportees to Palau
PIT 20251106
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/a-country-that-said-no-palauans-nix-us-proposal-to-send-deportees-to-palau
Palau president eyes US deportees as a solution to labor shortage
PIT 20251106
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/palau-president-eyes-us-deportees-as-a-solution-to-labor-shortage
$40M 3D printing factory now open for business on Guam, will produce parts of Navy ships
PDN 20251106
https://www.guampdn.com/news/40m-3d-printing-factory-now-open-for-business-on-guam-will-produce-parts-of-navy/article_0bff0888-b760-4eb4-868a-9bcb46eb507f.html
Island Waves
Vanuatu signs framework, starts bilateral trade talks with China
Daily Post (VU) 20251106
https://www.dailypost.vu/news/vanuatu-signs-framework-starts-bilateral-trade-talks-with-china/article_da46175f-8ae3-57f4-8849-a42b8ceac8f3.html
Vanuatu strengthens economic ties with China and Pacific neighbours
Daily Post (VU) 20251105
https://www.dailypost.vu/news/vanuatu-strengthens-economic-ties-with-china-and-pacific-neighbours/article_d87afb5b-b952-536f-8f08-af18348176e0.html
Fiji expands trade mission to Japan
FBCN 20251106
https://www.fbcnews.com.fj/news/fiji-expands-trade-mission-to-japan/
Pacific Fleet commander’s travel to Samoa, October 30-31, 2025
USN PacFlt 20251104
https://www.cpf.navy.mil/Newsroom/News/Article/4328327/readout-pacific-fleet-commanders-travel-to-samoa-october-30-31-2025/
China, Samoa exchange congratulations over 50th anniversary of ties
Xinhua 20251106
https://english.news.cn/20251106/5eca12ad630e4e8eb20c14e42793e047/c.html
Fijian official visits Taiwan, meets with vice president
Taiwan News 20251106
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6237607
China lodges formal protest after Fijian diplomat’s visit to Taiwan
Fiji Times 20251107
https://www.fijitimes.com.fj/china-lodges-formal-protest-after-fijian-diplomats-visit-to-taiwan/
Joint PNGDF and ADF Exercise Strengthens Maritime Partnership
Post Courier (PNG) 20251106
https://www.postcourier.com.pg/joint-pngdf-and-adf-exercise-strengthens-maritime-partnership/
Specialist training strengthens ties in the Pacific
AU DoD 20251106
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2025-11-06/specialist-training-strengthens-ties-pacific
Respect for Pacific Island sovereignty matters more than hollow ‘democracy’ rhetoric
GT 20251105
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202511/1347438.shtml
Taiwan + SCS
How War in Taiwan Ends
FA 20251106
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/taiwan/how-war-taiwan-ends
Australia’s Understanding and Preparedness for a Taiwan Strait Contingency
AIIA 20251106
https://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australianoutlook/australias-understanding-and-preparedness-for-a-taiwan-strait-contingency/
Taiwan must be allowed equal participation when China hosts APEC, US says
Reuters 20251106
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/taiwan-must-be-allowed-equal-participation-when-china-hosts-apec-us-says-2025-11-06/
Participation as a regional economy under one-China principle political prerequisite for Chinese Taipei to take part in APEC: Chinese FM spokesperson
GT 20251106
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202511/1347459.shtml
SDF trains near Taiwan to warn China how it can respond to crisis
Asahi 20251106
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/16140565
Taiwan rapidly ramping up drone capabilities
Taiwan News 20251106
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6237807
Taiwan tracks 12 Chinese military aircraft, 10 naval ships
Taiwan News 20251106
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6237502
Chinese FM slams ‘false narrative’ over joint statement issued by defense chiefs of Philippines, Australia, Japan and US on maritime issues
GT 20251106
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202511/1347519.shtml
Capabilities
U.S. Patriot missile batteries return to S. Korea after Middle East deployment
Yonhap 20251106
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20251106004151315
Russian Nuclear Submarine Technology Will Make North Korean Threat More Palpable
CSIS 20251105
https://www.38north.org/2025/11/russian-nuclear-submarine-technology-will-make-north-korean-threat-more-palpable/
Three Kims: Narratives, Nukes and Negotiations
AIIA 20251106
https://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australianoutlook/three-kims-narratives-nukes-and-negotiations/
Nat’l security adviser says Seoul would seek to build nuclear-powered sub domestically
Yonhap 20251106
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20251106012000320
US-South Korea nuke sub pact deeper than it seems
Asia Times 20251106
https://asiatimes.com/2025/11/us-south-korea-nuke-sub-pact-deeper-than-it-seems/
S. Korea’s Possession of Nuclear Submarines: Nuclear Nonproliferation, Enhancing Deterrence are Key Aspects
Yomiuri 20251106
https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/editorial/yomiuri-editorial/20251106-291116/
Is the PLA ready, and willing, to fight?
Think China 20251106
https://www.thinkchina.sg/politics/pla-ready-and-willing-fight?ref=top-hero
Future Patriot: latest insight into an enduring air defence system
Army Technology 20251106
https://www.army-technology.com/features/future-patriot-latest-insight-into-an-enduring-air-defence-system/
Through the Tempest: The Philippines’ Defense Posture in Troubled Waters
The Diplomat 20251104
https://thediplomat.com/2025/11/through-the-tempest-the-philippines-defense-posture-in-troubled-waters/
What it would take to build Trump’s Golden Fleet ‘battleships’
Breaking Defense 20251106
https://breakingdefense.com/2025/11/what-it-would-take-to-build-trumps-golden-fleet-battleships/
America Should Build Its Own Warships While Buying Tankers
WOTR 20251105
https://warontherocks.com/2025/11/america-should-build-its-own-warships-while-buying-tankers/
China could win a contest with the US ‘before a shot is even fired’: strategists
SCMP 20251106
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3331805/china-could-win-contest-us-shot-even-fired-strategists
Beyond Fiber-Optic Cables: Securing Seabed Before the Next Crisis
The Diplomat 20251104
https://thediplomat.com/2025/11/beyond-fiber-optic-cables-securing-seabed-before-the-next-crisis/
China crosses US 2nd island chain with deep-sea cobalt mining rover in western Pacific
SCMP 2025s1106
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3330984/china-crosses-us-2nd-island-chain-deep-sea-cobalt-mining-rover-western-pacific
Arc Orbital Supply Capsule Aims To Put Military Supplies Anywhere On Earth Within An Hour
TWZ 20251106
https://www.twz.com/space/arc-orbital-supply-capsule-aims-to-put-military-supplies-anywhere-on-earth-within-an-hour
Exercises
Philippine Military to Hold Anti-invasion Drills in Northern Luzon, South China Sea
USNI 20251105
https://news.usni.org/2025/11/05/philippine-military-to-hold-anti-invasion-drills-in-northern-luzon-south-china-sea
Air Force team’s participation in Dubai airshow thwarted over Japan’s refusal to refuel: sources
Yonhap 20251106
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20251106011600320