Alliances
Australia PM says breakdown in US-China relations would be devastating
Reuters 20230602
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/asia-security-summit-kicks-off-amid-us-china-tensions-2023-06-02/
Australian prime minister backs US-China dialogue, talks AUKUS efforts
Defense News 20230602
https://www.defensenews.com/smr/shangri-la-dialogue/2023/06/02/australian-prime-minister-backs-us-china-dialogue-talks-aukus-efforts/
How the US is deepening military alliances in China’s backyard
FT 20230601
https://www.ft.com/content/38c13dc2-c2bb-4f56-807a-554310fae483
Top American, Chinese Defense Officials Vie for Influence in Asia-Pacific
VoA 20230602
https://www.voanews.com/a/top-american-chinese-defense-officials-vie-for-influence-in-asia-pacific/7119879.html
Chinese defense minister to meet Japanese counterpart in Singapore
Nikkei 20230602
https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Defense/Chinese-defense-minister-to-meet-Japanese-counterpart-in-Singapore
White House pushes P-5 agreement on missile launch notification, prods China to talk
Breaking Defense 20230602
https://breakingdefense.com/2023/06/white-house-pushes-p-5-agreement-on-missile-launch-notification-prods-china-to-talk/
CIA director visited China last month as US seeks to reset relations
CNN 20230602
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/06/02/politics/us-china-meeting/index.html
China’s security vision much anticipated at key defense summit
GT 20230602
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202306/1291865.shtml
NATO does not want to operate in Indo-Pacific, but it wants to engage the region: Official
Straits Times 20230603
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/nato-does-not-want-to-operate-in-indo-pacific-but-it-wants-to-engage-the-region-official
Micronesia-Marianas (2nd Island Chain+)
Guam Will Be a Target in the Event of War, So the U.S. Is Officially Making It a Fortress
Popular Mechanics 20230601
https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/a44040461/guam-is-americas-21st-century-fortress/
Northrop Completes Initial Design Review for Future Pacific US Missile Defense Ground Station
Defense Post 20230602
https://www.thedefensepost.com/2023/06/02/us-missile-defense-ground-station-pacific/
New missile-warning satellite relay station will deploy to Guam in 2025
S&S 20230602
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2023-06-02/guam-missing-warning-relay-station-10310156.html
Aircraft Carrier USS Nimitz Supporting Guam Relief Efforts with Helicopters, Communications
USNI 20230602
https://news.usni.org/2023/06/02/aircraft-carrier-uss-nimitz-supporting-guam-relief-efforts-with-helicopters-communications
Island Waves
Biden Team Needs to Step up Congressional Engagement on the Pacific Islands
AEI 20230601
https://www.aei.org/foreign-and-defense-policy/biden-team-needs-to-step-up-congressional-engagement-on-the-pacific-islands/
New Caledonia’s FLNKS Still Seeking Independence
The Diplomat 20230602
https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/new-caledonias-flnks-still-seeking-independence/
India and Australia should join forces to support maritime security in the Pacific
ASPI 20230602
https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/india-and-australia-should-join-forces-to-support-maritime-security-in-the-pacific/
Bank of China launched in PNG
Post Courier (PNG) 20230602
https://www.postcourier.com.pg/bank-of-china-launched-in-png/
Bank of China chairman visits PNG amid Sino-U.S. rivalry
Nikkei 20230602
https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/Indo-Pacific/Bank-of-China-chairman-visits-PNG-amid-Sino-U.S.-rivalry
PNG inks tech deal with Korea
The National (PNG) 20230602
https://www.thenational.com.pg/png-inks-tech-deal-with-korea/
SI security treaties and what they mean to us
Solomon Star 20230602
https://www.solomonstarnews.com/si-security-treaties-and-what-they-mean-to-us/
Taiwan + SCS
Chinese defense minister reiterates firm stance over Taiwan question
China Military 20230602
http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/CHINA_209163/TopStories_209189/16228163.html
China’s defense minister worried over international support for Taiwan
Taiwan News 20230602
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4908457
United States and Taiwan Announce a Partial Trade Deal
Hudson 20230602
https://www.hudson.org/trade/united-states-taiwan-announce-partial-trade-deal-riley-walters
Seven issues remain on US-Taiwan trade agenda
Taipei Times 20230603
https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2023/06/03/2003800906
Chinese FM warns ‘all consequences shall be borne by the US’ over signing of ‘trade initiative’ with Taiwan island
GT 20230602
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202306/1291850.shtml
US-China closer and closer to a no-talk sea clash
Asia Times 20230602
https://asiatimes.com/2023/06/us-china-closer-and-closer-to-a-no-talk-sea-clash/
The Filipino fishing boat, China’s water cannon ‘bullying’ and the South China Sea
SMH 20230602
https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/thieves-in-their-own-waters-philippine-fishermen-welcome-australian-help-20230523-p5danp.html
Capabilities
Shangri-La Dialogue puts focus on shifting US-China military balance
SCMP 20230602
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3222668/shangri-la-dialogue-puts-focus-shifting-us-china-military-balance
China Wants U.S. to Feel Risk When Operating in Its Backyard
WSJ 20230602
https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-wants-u-s-to-feel-risk-when-operating-in-its-backyard-93cd8950
China has tamed the world’s most powerful explosive, military scientists say
SCMP 20230602
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3222649/china-has-tamed-worlds-most-powerful-explosive-military-scientists-say
Why North Korea’s Latest Nuclear Claims Are Raising Alarms
NYTimes 20230602
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/06/02/world/asia/north-korea-nuclear.html
Fighting into the Bastions: Getting Noisier to Sustain the US Undersea Advantage
Hudson 20230602
https://www.hudson.org/fighting-bastions-getting-noisier-sustain-us-undersea-advantage-submarine-bryan-clark-timothy-walton
NYT hypes China threat: They’re reading the internet
Responsible Statecraft 20230602
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2023/06/02/nyt-hypes-china-threat-theyre-reading-publicly-available-info/
A long march: China’s military-industrial espionage
Asia Times 20230602
https://asiatimes.com/2023/06/a-long-march-chinas-military-industrial-espionage/
Patriot PAC-3 Hit-To-Kill Interceptors Also Pack A Little-Known Explosive Warhead
The Drive 20230602
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/patriot-pac-3-hit-to-kill-interceptors-also-pack-a-little-known-explosive-warhead
Army Transforms Integrated Air, Missile Defense Capabilities
National Defense 20230601
https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2023/6/1/army-transforms-integrated-air-missile-defense-capabilities
The Philippines’ ‘Middle Power’ Momentum Takes Shape in AMNEX-2
The Diplomat 20230601
https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/the-philippines-middle-power-momentum-takes-shape-in-amnex-2/
Asia-Pacific Regional Security Assessment 2023
IISS 2023 June
https://www.iiss.org/globalassets/media-library—content–migration/files/publications—free-files/aprsa-2023/aprsa-2023.pdf
Events
Is there room for US-China collaboration in an era of strategic competition?
Brookings 6 June 2023 10AM EDT
https://www.brookings.edu/events/is-there-room-for-us-china-collaboration-in-an-era-of-strategic-competition/
DEFENDING THE PACIFIC
Defense News 13 June 2023 2PM EDT
https://events.defensenews.com/defending-the-pacific/
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