Tag: Indo-Pacific Region

US Military Logistics Capabilities ‘Inadequate’ in Asia, Pentagon Warns

The U.S. Department of Defense said the logistics capabilities of the U.S. military are “inadequate” to counter possible hostilities in Asia, according to its April 2022 comptroller document. The document details the Pentagon’s proposed funding allocation of $6.1 billion for the Pacific Deterrence Initiative (PDI) through 2023, with a continued focus on China as the…


Taiwan Looks to Be ‘Full Member’ of US Indo-Pacific Economic Framework

A senior Taiwanese minister said the self-ruled island is looking to be a “full member” of a U.S.-led economic framework in the Indo-Pacific region, given that Taipei is a “safe and reliable” partner and a key part of the global supply chain. “Taiwan is very willing to support the U.S. Indo-Pacific Economic Framework,” Chief Trade…


China’s Economic Coercion of Australia a ‘Wake-Up Call’ to World: UK Minister

The Chinese regime’s economic coercion of Australia has been a “wake-up call” to other countries, Britain’s Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has said. China had been Australia’s top trading partner. But after Australia called for an independent investigation into the origins of COVID-19 in April 2020, the Communist regime retaliated by adopting a series of measures…


Australia to Sign Security Pact With Japan Amid Chinese Assertiveness in Indo-Pacific Region

Australia and Japan are set to sign a “historic treaty” at a virtual leaders’ summit on Thursday to strengthen defense and security cooperation, a move seen to be a response to China’s growing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said in a statement that the signing of a Reciprocal Access Agreement…


Australia Signed Historic Defence Contract With South Korea Amid Increasing Regional Tensions

Australia has achieved a historic $1 billion weapons contract with South Korea as Prime Minister Morrison holds a formal talk with President Moon Jae-in in Canberra. The first international leader to visit Australia since the country reopened its borders, Moon and first lady Kim Jung-sook arrived in Canberra on Sunday night before the formal welcome…


Australia Signs Historic, Billion-Dollar Defence Contract With South Korea Amid Increasing Regional Tensions

Australia has achieved a historic $1 billion weapons contract with South Korea as Prime Minister Morrison holds a formal talk with President Moon Jae-in in Canberra. The first international leader to visit Australia since the country reopened its borders, Moon and first lady Kim Jung-sook arrived in Canberra on Sunday night before the formal welcome…


Australia Strengthens Military Ties With Countries Surrounding China

Defence Minister Peter Dutton has made it clear Australia will continue to bolster its economic, political, and military dialogue with China’s immediate Indo-Pacific neighbours, after calling out the communist regime for touting shallow words of peace. Speaking in a pre-recorded message at a digital conference hosted by think tank the Lowy Institute, Dutton raised concerns…


Chinese Spy Ship Spotted Off Australia’s Coast for Three Weeks

A Chinese spy ship has been circling Australia for three weeks collecting intelligence off the coast, raising security concerns as Australia’s defence minister warned the country is facing the most dramatic change in its strategic environment since WWII. Intelligence Ship Yuhengxing entered Australia’s 200 kilometre exclusive economic zone near Darwin in August and September, hugging…


Australia’s Nuclear Submarine Move Changes Strategic Layout of Indo-Pacific Region

Commentary Recently, Australia signed with the United States and the United Kingdom a trilateral security pact called AUKUS, symbolizing that Australia has been strengthening its national defense after realizing the military threat from China. One: Exposure of Beijing’s ‘Advancing Eastward and Southward’ Strategy In the first half of 2020, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) waged…


AUSUK Makes Good Sense

Commentary In the wake of the announcement of the new Australia-U.S.-UK (AUSUK) security pact in the Indo-Pacific region, many commentators have lamented that it will provoke Beijing to adopt more aggressive policies and that Southeast Asian countries like Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, and Vietnam will resent being forced to choose sides between China and the United…