Greg Torode

Years after the string of pearls theory was coined, China has few ships, 1 base and no air cover across the Indian Ocean reuters.com/world/asia-pac…

Glad to share some thoughts with @GregTorode on a development that is as bizarre as it is problematic.

A large Chinese military drone has conducted regular flights over the South China Sea in recent months while transmitting false transponder signals that made it appear to be other aircraft, including a sanctioned Belarusian cargo plane and a British Typhoon fighter jet. Military attaches and security analysts scrutinizing the operations say the flights represent a step-change in China's gray-zone tactics in the contested South China Sea and appear to be testing possible decoy capabilities in the event of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan reut.rs/3ZXVlTF

Key perspectives from @OfficialBen_L @ameliairheart and @ANeill_Asia

The University of Hong Kong (HKU) welcomes Professor Ngô Bảo Châu, recipient of the 2010 Fields Medal, to join the Department of Mathematics under the Faculty of Science, commencing June 2026. Professor Ngô earned global recognition for his groundbreaking proof of the fundamental lemma in the Langlands Programme, a monumental achievement that solved a three-decade-old mathematical challenge and was named one of Time magazine's Top 10 Scientific Discoveries of 2009. The Langlands Programme, proposed by mathematician Robert Langlands in 1967, stands as one of mathematics' most ambitious theoretical frameworks, creating vital connections between number theory and group theory. For three decades, its fundamental lemma remained unproven until Professor Ngô's ingenious solution in 2009, which not only validated years of mathematical work but also opened new pathways within this profound theoretical structure. In 2010, Professor Ngô made history by becoming the first Vietnamese mathematician awarded the Fields Medal – mathematics' highest honour for researchers under 40. Along with the Abel Prize, these awards are widely regarded as the discipline's equivalent of the Nobel Prize. His transformative contributions to number theory and representation theory have had far-reaching implications across mathematical physics. His distinguished honours include the Clay Research Award (2004), Oberwolfach Prize (2007), Sophie Germain Prize (2007), and election as a Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2012) and a Foreign Member of the French Academy of Sciences (2016). read more: hku.hk/press/press-re… #HKU #香港大學 #UniversityofHongKong

AI estimates the Xinjiang route could significantly cut extra fuel needs, help restore capacity trimmed on New York-Delhi and Vancouver-Delhi routes, and reduce weekly losses by about $1.13 million per week. Read the deep dive: tinyurl.com/59yjwhwx @GregTorode @Jamie_Freed

We’ve confirmed more details on what Trump said to Xi on jailed #HK tycoon and China critic Jimmy Lai, as int’l attention mounts ahead of his imminent verdict w/⁦@GregTorode⁩ ⁦@michaelvmartina⁩ reuters.com/business/media…

🔊 'It's been a long, long time since China has fought a war … so a lot of this equipment and technology is essentially operationally untested.' On Reuters World News, @GregTorode discusses the capabilities of China's new weapons reut.rs/4nc8cLu

Coca-Cola in hot water after reportedly cancelling its advertising contract with one of Cambodia’s most prominent artists, rapper VannDa. observer.co.uk/news/internati…

Damaged Chinese Coast Guard Ship Now Under Repair at Hainan, Satellite Images Show gcaptain.com/damaged-chines…

Exclusive: Damaged Chinese coast guard ship now under repair at Hainan, satellite images show reuters.com/world/china/da…

Very useful graphic imagery below from @AllSourceA - helpful as we pulled this update together reuters.com/world/china/da…

The PRC’s victory parade on 3 September 2025 will be an interesting watch. Glad to have shared some of my thoughts in this piece: reuters.com/business/aeros…

At next week’s parade Beijing will be highlighting not just advancements in arms hardware, but also the vital technology required to protect, control and command the weapons it would use in any future conflict. reuters.com/business/aeros…

On this day 100 years ago eight battleships and three auxiliaries, part of a much larger 56-ship and 25,000 personnel goodwill visit by the @USNavy Battle Fleet to Australia and NZ, arrived in Waitemata Harbour. The ships received a 21 gun salute and Aucklanders a half-holiday.

Great to be aboard the JS Ise in Wellington tonight. A truly horrible night raging outside but incredible hospitality on board. Defence Minister Collins effusive about the state of bilateral ties and warmth of her relationship with her Japanese counterpart.

Discreet hotel gathering showed need for hard efforts from Southeast Asia. Interesting comments from @TangAnZhu

Simulated Chinese blockade of Taiwan reveals Singapore as lifeline reuters.com/world/china/si…

At a Singapore hotel in April, a war game exercise simulated regional responses to a Chinese blockade of Taiwan with a fraught scenario: How to evacuate as many as 1 million Southeast Asian nationals reut.rs/45vwTvl

Vietnam today launched its first home made amphibious warfare vessel VĐC-01, built at Ba Son shipyard with technology transfer from Poland (Polnocny-class landing ship). More to be built in the future.

Exclusive: China quietly issues 2025 rare earth quotas, sources say reut.rs/3IHsOfH reut.rs/3IHsOfH