The Indo-Pacific is a strategic system encompassing the Indian and Pacific oceans, reflecting the expanding interests and reach of China and India as well as the enduring role of the US. The Lowy Institute's International Security program presents a weekly selection of links illuminating the changing security picture in this increasingly connected super-region.
- Was Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to China successful?
- A new International Crisis Group report by China analyst Yanmei Xie on the South China Sea. Yanmei also has a piece that breaks down the report on the ICG's blog, In Pursuit of Peace.
- A lengthy new report from the Centre for a New American Security is out on China's 'international security activism'.
- Secretary of State John Kerry was in China this week taking a hard line against Beijing's land reclamation efforts in the South China Sea. Also see Richard McGregor on China's 'island factory' efforts.
- There did seem to be some cohesion between the US and China on efforts regarding North Korea, though.
- The Lowy Institute hosted a panel on Tuesday that featured new Nonresident Fellow Bonnie Glaser, East Asia Program Director Dr Merriden Varrall and Nonresident Fellow Linda Jakobson on China in the East and South China Seas. Listen to the event in its entirety here.
- The fourth ship in a new class of Indian anti-submarine warfare corvettes launched this week.
- What's 'seabasing' and how does it fit into the Indo-Pacific?
- Last week Japan hosted it's first international maritime defence fair. It also looks like Japan may be planning to deploy missiles to Ishigaki-Jima, an island near Taiwan.