Alliances

US-China Handshake Fails to Stem Asia’s Fear of Another Ukraine
Bloomberg 20230605
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-04/us-china-handshake-fails-to-stem-asia-s-fear-of-another-ukraine

The choppy seas and non-dialogue of US–China relations
ASPI 20230605
https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/the-choppy-seas-and-non-dialogue-of-us-china-relations/

Diplomats of China, US meet amid tense military standoff; ‘bilateral ties enter a more complicated phase of game’
GT 20230605
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202306/1291996.shtml

US and Chinese diplomats held ‘candid and productive discussions’ in Beijing: State Department
SCMP 20230606
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3223048/us-and-chinese-diplomats-held-candid-and-productive-discussions-beijing-state-department

China defence chief Li Shangfu’s strong debut at Shangri-La Dialogue needed ‘serious’ US meet: analysts
SCMP 20230605
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3222956/china-defence-chiefs-strong-debut-shangri-la-dialogue-needed-serious-us-meet-analysts

“American leadership” in Asia-Pacific is American hegemony in disguise
China Military 20230605
http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/OPINIONS_209196/Opinions_209197/16228738.html

Austin Says U.S. Will Continue Push for Open Indo-Pacific
US DoD 20230605
https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3417077/austin-says-us-will-continue-push-for-open-indo-pacific/

Australia decries ‘simplistic’ views on China as it plots smoother ties
Straits Times 20230606
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/australia-decries-simplistic-views-on-china-as-it-plots-smoother-ties

Japan and Australia to simplify defense equipment research procedures
Japan Times 20230605
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/06/05/national/australia-japan-defense-research/

Britain, Germany give update on future Indo-Pacific naval deployments
Defense News 20230605
https://www.defensenews.com/smr/shangri-la-dialogue/2023/06/05/britain-germany-give-update-on-future-indo-pacific-naval-deployments/

Peaceful Asia Pacific entails rule of law, dialogue – Galvez
PH News Agency 20230605
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1202851

Buy America and subsidies mix with national security to see off the rules based order
EAF 20230605
https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2023/06/05/buy-america-and-subsidies-mix-with-national-security-to-see-off-the-rules-based-order/

Island Waves

With China Seeking Inroads in Pacific in New Cold War With U.S., Biden Must Reschedule Papua New Guinea Trip
Heritage 20230605
https://www.heritage.org/global-politics/commentary/china-seeking-inroads-pacific-new-cold-war-us-biden-must-reschedule

Second direct flight from China in
Samoa Observer 20230605
https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/103919

A wild account of Chinese political interference unfolds in Ottawa. It’s not what you think
CBC 20230605
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/solomons-china-ottawa-1.6864461

Taiwan + SCS

Taiwan-US talks likely to focus on Strait, arms sales
Taipei Times 20230606
https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2023/06/06/2003801058

China sends 8 military aircraft, 5 naval ships around Taiwan
Taiwan News 20230605
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4910016

Capabilities

US prepared to address ‘aggressiveness’ of Chinese military
FT 20230605
https://www.ft.com/content/e4e1ba87-b071-444d-ab71-f1dad1feba1a

China’s Military Provocations
WSJ 20230604
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-pacific-provocations-ccp-fighter-jet-taiwan-strait-war-conflict-warship-military-fec9826c

US must ‘stand strong’ in face of ‘unbelievable aggression from China’: Turner
ABC (US) 20230605
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/turner-us-stand-strong-face-unbelievable-aggression-china/story

Washington ‘will not flinch in the face of bullying?’ This is absurd
GT 20230605
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202306/1292008.shtml

China Defends Buzzing American Warship in Taiwan Strait, Accuses US of Provoking Beijing
The Diplomat 20230605
https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/china-defends-buzzing-american-warship-in-taiwan-strait-accuses-us-of-provoking-beijing/

Shangri-La talks reveal China’s worries: experts
Taipei Times 20230606
https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2023/06/06/2003801060

L3Harris to develop missile-warning sensor for medium orbit constellation
Space News 20230605
https://spacenews.com/l3harris-to-develop-missile-warning-sensor-for-medium-orbit-constellation/

US Space Force taps L3Harris to design missile-tracking sensor
Defense News 20230605
https://www.defensenews.com/battlefield-tech/space/2023/06/05/us-space-force-taps-l3harris-to-design-missile-tracking-sensor/

South Korean support for building own nukes plummets, survey finds
Japan Times 20230605
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/06/05/asia-pacific/south-korea-nuclear-submarine-survey/

A STRAIT TOO FAR: HOW A DELIBERATE CAMPAIGNING APPROACH IN THE PACIFIC CAN MAKE BEIJING THINK TWICE
WOTR 20230605
https://warontherocks.com/2023/06/a-strait-too-far-how-a-deliberate-campaigning-approach-in-the-pacific-can-make-beijing-think-twice/

New tech, new units, more amphibs: Marine’s latest Force Design update readies for life after Berger
Breaking Defense 20230605
https://breakingdefense.com/2023/06/new-tech-new-units-more-amphibs-marines-latest-force-design-update-readies-for-life-after-berger/

More Changes Coming to the Marine Corps as Planners Refine Force Design 2030
USNI 20230605
https://news.usni.org/2023/06/05/more-changes-coming-to-the-marine-corps-as-planners-refine-force-design-2030

Force Design 2030 (Annual Update)
USMC 20230605
https://www.marines.mil/Portals/1/Docs/Force_Design_2030_Annual_Update_June_2023.pdf

Exercises

USN Fleet and Marine Tracker: June 5, 2023
USNI 20230605
https://news.usni.org/2023/06/05/usni-news-fleet-and-marine-tracker-june-5-2023

Russia Starts Naval Exercises in Japan and Okhotsk Seas Waters
Yomiuri 20230605
https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/news-services/reuters/20230605-114210/

Events

Is there room for US-China collaboration in an era of strategic competition?
Brookings 6 June 2023 10:00 – 11:30 AM EDT
https://www.brookings.edu/events/is-there-room-for-us-china-collaboration-in-an-era-of-strategic-competition/

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