Alliances
Whether Blinken comes or not, the US has lessons to make up for
GT 20230607
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202306/1292164.shtml
China dismisses rumors of a Blinken visit, calling for US sincerity rather than saying one thing but doing another
GT 20230607
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202306/1292155.shtml
US talks about communication, but sincerity falls short
GT 20230607
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202306/1292128.shtml
China should set up US communication channels like it offered other countries, top Biden aide says
SCMP 20230608
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3223319/china-should-set-us-communication-channels-it-offered-other-countries-top-biden-aide-says
US officials warn of growing danger as China rebuffs crisis communication efforts
SCMP 20230607
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3223197/us-officials-warn-growing-danger-china-rebuffs-crisis-communication-efforts
US’s calculations behind ambivalence in engagement with China
China Military 20230607
http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/OPINIONS_209196/Opinions_209197/16229530.html
US and China can cooperate even in a time of heightened tensions, a House member says
SCMP 20230607
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3223196/us-and-china-can-cooperate-even-time-heightened-tensions-house-member-says
Trust between Tokyo, Seoul essential for regional security
Nikkei 20230607
https://asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/The-Nikkei-View/Trust-between-Tokyo-Seoul-essential-for-regional-security
Philippines ‘not a pawn’ in Asia-Pacific geopolitical tensions: defense chief
ABS-CBN 20230607
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/07/23/philippines-not-a-pawn-in-asia-pacific-tensions-gibo
A Conversation with Ambassador Kevin Rudd, Australia’s New Ambassador to the United States
CSIS 20230606
https://csis-website-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/2023-06/230606_Rudd_Australia_Ambassador.pdf
Micronesia-Marianas (2nd Island Chain+)
Island Waves
New Zealand, Fiji leaders finalise defence agreement
1News (NZ) 20230607
https://www.1news.co.nz/2023/06/07/new-zealand-fiji-leaders-finalise-defence-agreement/
Fiji and NZ to finalize defense agreement
FBCN 20230608
https://www.fbcnews.com.fj/news/fiji-and-nz-to-finalize-defense-agreement/
New Zealand and Fiji finalising defence agreement – Fiji PM
Reuters 20230607
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/new-zealand-fiji-finalising-defence-agreement-fiji-pm-2023-06-07/
Fiji rethinks police deal with China amid rising Pacific tensions
Guardian 20230607
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/07/fiji-rethinks-police-deal-with-china-amid-rising-pacific-tensions
Solomon Islands and Fiji to enter bilateral security agreement
Islands Business 20230607
https://islandsbusiness.com/news-break/solomon-islands-and-fiji-to-enter-bilateral-security-agreement/
South Pacific island nations step up security ties with New Zealand, Australia
NHK 20230607
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230607_40/
PM defends Defence Cooperation Agreement
Post Courier (PNG) 20230607
https://www.postcourier.com.pg/pm-defends-defence-cooperation-agreement/
US deal to be tabled
National (PNG) 20230607
https://www.thenational.com.pg/us-deal-to-be-tabled/
$81 million in budget support sealedhttps://www.fbcnews.com.fj/news/81-million-in-budget-support-sealed/
FBCN 20230607
https://www.fbcnews.com.fj/news/81-million-in-budget-support-sealed/
Vanuatu-Australia Security Pact Yet to Take Effect: PM
Daily Post (VU) 20230607
https://www.dailypost.vu/news/vanuatu-australia-security-pact-yet-to-take-effect-pm/article_61881b7e-5dbe-55e7-b723-565404c10239.html
Australia security pact ‘stigma’ must be removed -Vanuatu PM
Reuters 20230607
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/australia-security-pact-stigma-must-be-removed-vanuatu-pm-2023-06-07/
Vanuatu hosts Pacific Fusion Centre
Daily Post (VU) 20230607
https://www.dailypost.vu/news/vanuatu-hosts-pacific-fusion-centre/article_72ccac83-814f-5761-b301-9a6d6afb88f4.html
Fire chief: China donated truck not suitable
Post Courier (PNG) 20230606
https://www.postcourier.com.pg/fire-chief-china-donated-truck-not-suitable/
Tonga Fire Services receives 3 pick-up trucks from China
Matangi Tonga 20230607
https://matangitonga.to/2023/06/07/tonga-fire-services-receives-3-pick-trucks-china
Pacific islanders to train with US Marines and allies in Australia
S&S 20230607
https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2023-06-07/australia-exercise-southern-jackaroo-10360897.html
Taiwan + SCS
Most Europeans would want to stay neutral in a US-China war over Taiwan, study finds
SCMP 20230607
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3223256/most-europeans-would-want-stay-neutral-us-china-war-over-taiwan-study-finds
US accused of using international law to provoke China after latest Taiwan Strait incident
SCMP 20230607
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3223278/us-accused-using-international-law-provoke-china-after-latest-taiwan-strait-incident
Rising risk of US-China ‘near misses’ around Taiwan
Asia Times 20230607
https://asiatimes.com/2023/06/rising-risk-of-us-china-near-misses-around-taiwan/
Taiwan’s Navy Caught Between Two Strategies to Counter Chinese Threat
USNI 20230607
https://news.usni.org/2023/06/07/taiwans-navy-caught-between-two-strategies-to-counter-chinese-threat
White House official urges peace, stability amid Taiwan Strait tensions
Taiwan News 20230607
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4912146
The U.S. Congress, Taiwan, and U.S.-China Strategic Competition
Asia Society 20230507
https://asiasociety.org/policy-institute/events/us-congress-taiwan-and-us-china-strategic-competition
Beijing welcomes ‘correct position’ on Taiwan by UN civil aviation body
SCMP 20230607
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3223248/beijing-welcomes-correct-position-taiwan-un-civil-aviation-body
Taiwan should ‘hide’ military assets for protection: expert
Taipei Times 20230608
https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2023/06/08/2003801213
Strategic clarity best way to counter China’s gray zone warfare: scholar
CNA (TW) 20230607
https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202306070016
China needs to be put in its place
Taipei Times 20230608
https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2023/06/08/2003801179
Taiwan tracks 7 Chinese military aircraft, 5 naval ships around nation
Taiwan News 20230607
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4912240
ASEAN defense chiefs agree to joint drills in South China Sea
NHK 20230607
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230607_39/
CRS Report on U.S.-China Strategic Competition in South and East China Seas
USNI 20230607
https://news.usni.org/2023/06/07/report-on-u-s-china-strategic-competition-in-south-and-east-china-seas-2
Capabilities
China military watch
ASPI 20230607
https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/china-military-watch-13/
China’s JF-22 hypersonic wind tunnel blows by US
Asia Times 20230607
https://asiatimes.com/2023/06/chinas-jf-22-hypersonic-wind-tunnel-blows-by-us/
China is building the most powerful warship radar on record: scientists
SCMP 20230607
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3223091/china-building-most-powerful-warship-radar-record-scientists
China’s largest solid propellant rocket fires 26 satellites into orbit, setting country’s new record
GT 20230607
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202306/1292154.shtml
Chinese commercial rocket firm launches 26 satellites, sets national record
Space News 20230607
https://spacenews.com/chinese-commercial-rocket-firm-launches-26-satellites-sets-national-record/
Why dangerous encounters by US and Chinese militaries look set to continue
Reuters 20230606
https://www.reuters.com/world/why-dangerous-encounters-by-us-chinese-militaries-look-set-continue-2023-06-06/
New US Spy Satellites to Track Chinese, Russian Threats in Orbit
Bloomberg 20230607
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-06/new-us-spy-satellites-to-track-chinese-russian-threats-in-orbit
Missile Defense:DOD Needs to Improve Oversight of System Sustainment and Readiness
GAO 20230607
https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-23-105578
Rudd foresees ‘seamless’ AUKUS defense industry
RFA 20230606
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/rudd-aukus-industry-06062023175331.html
The navigational rights of AUKUS submarines
EAF 20230607
https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2023/06/07/the-navigational-rights-of-aukus-submarines/
Yoon gov’t unveils National Security Strategy highlighting N.K. threat
Yonhap 20230607
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20230607007800315?section=news
National Security Strategy
ROK 20230607
https://www.president.go.kr/download/648037c2bf5e7
Bill Enacted to Nationalize Defense Equipment Facilities
Yomiuri 20230607
https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/defense-security/20230607-114725/
Japan’s New Security Strategy, Part 1: The Historical Context
The Diplomat 20230606
https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/japans-new-security-strategy-part-1-the-historical-context/
Makin Island ARG, 13th MEU Deployment Marks Amphibious Shift to the Pacific
USNI 20230606
https://news.usni.org/2023/06/06/makin-island-arg-13th-meu-deployment-marks-amphibious-shift-to-the-pacific
ACE course prepares Airmen for strategic engagements in Indo-Pacific
USAF 20230607
https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/3420388/ace-course-prepares-airmen-for-strategic-engagements-in-indo-pacific/
First Marine Corps Tomahawk Cruise Missile Unit Has Stood Up
The Drive 20230607
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/first-marine-corps-tomahawk-cruise-missile-unit-has-stood-up
New hypersonic testing facility could boost US development
Defense News 20230607
https://www.defensenews.com/battlefield-tech/2023/06/07/new-hypersonic-testing-facility-could-boost-us-development/
A SANCTUARY NO LONGER? EXAMINING THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT’S PRIORITIZATION OF THE HOMELAND
WOTR 20230606
https://warontherocks.com/2023/06/a-sanctuary-no-longer-examining-the-defense-departments-prioritization-of-the-homeland/
Power
Europeans Now See Russia as an Adversary, but Not China
NYTimes 20230607
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/07/world/europe/europe-russia-china-poll.html
Keeping America close, Russia down, and China far away: How Europeans navigate a competitive world
ECFR 20230607
https://ecfr.eu/publication/keeping-america-close-russia-down-and-china-far-away-how-europeans-navigate-a-competitive-world/
Why the U.S.-China ‘Cold War’ Framing Is So Dangerous
FP 20230607
https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/06/07/us-china-cold-war-competition-history/
It’s Time to Retire the Term “Near-Peer” Competitor When It Comes to China
AEI 20230606
https://www.aei.org/foreign-and-defense-policy/its-time-to-retire-the-term-near-peer-competitor-when-it-comes-to-china/
SecAF Reading List: Understanding Our Pacing Challenge
USAF 20230607
https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/3404337/secaf-reading-list-understanding-our-pacing-challenge/
Exercises
4 Chinese, Russian bombers jointly fly above waters near Japan
Kyodo 20230607
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/06/0003f0692cb1-update1-4-chinese-russian-bombers-jointly-fly-above-waters-near-japan.html
China-Russia joint aerial strategic patrol for 1st time extended to 2nd day over West Pacific
GT 20230607
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202306/1292130.shtml
How would America like it if Chinese warships patrolled off the coast of Texas?
GT 20230607
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202306/1292137.shtml
Navy destroyer practices electronic warfare with allied ships after Taiwan Strait incident
S&S 20230607
https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2023-06-07/navy-destroyer-chung-hoon-taiwan-strait-10361385.html
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