Category : News
Author: Reuters

White House Indo-Pacific coordinator Kurt Campbell says he expects more high-level US officials to visit Pacific island countries as Washington steps up its engagement to counter China in the strategically important region.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/469733/us-vows-more-high-level-engagement-with-pacific-islands-amid-china-push
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Category : News
Author: Reuters

Taiwan scrambled jets on Tuesday to warn away 29 Chinese aircraft in its air defence zone, including bombers that flew to the south of the island and into the Pacific, in the latest uptick in tensions and largest incursion since late May.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/06/taiwan-scrambles-jets-to-warn-off-29-chinese-aircraft-in-its-air-defence-zone.html
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Category : Defence
Author: Dr Peter Greener

In March 2022, the Report of the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee on the 2020/21 Annual Review of the Ministry of Defence and the NZDF, noted in the section headed ‘Strategic competition and co-operation in the Pacific’ that, “We heard that there will not be a white paper in 2022. However, Defence will be recommending to Ministers terms of reference that look at the development of defence policy settings in a more proactive approach, and the force structure that would support those settings.”

Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2022/06/17/what-direction-now-for-new-zealand-defence-policy-and-capability/
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Category : News
Author: Seni Iasona

Leaked audio from a what is claimed to be a top-secret meeting of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) has exposed its plans to begin mobilisation efforts to prepare for war with Taiwan.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/06/leaked-audio-allegedly-reveals-china-s-plan-to-invade-taiwan.html
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Category : News
Author: Reuters

Russia threatened on Tuesday (local time) to punish Lithuania with measures that would have a "serious negative impact" for blocking some shipments by rail to Moscow's Baltic Sea enclave of Kaliningrad, the latest dispute over sanctions imposed over war in Ukraine.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/06/ukraine-invasion-russia-threatens-lithuania-with-consequences-over-rail-transit-blockade.html
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Category : Analysis
Author: Alexander Gillespie

This week’s White House meeting between Jacinda Ardern and Joe Biden reflected a world undergoing rapid change. But of all the shared challenges discussed, there was one that kept appearing in the leaders’ joint statement – China in the Pacific.

Article: https://theconversation.com/to-meet-the-chinese-challenge-in-the-pacific-nz-needs-to-put-its-money-where-its-mouth-is-184315
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