@GregTorode

HK-based Reuters Special Correspondent covering politics, security and the South China Sea. Re-tweets for interest, not endorsement. Views my own.

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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-pacif…

Insight: Why the Indian Ocean could be China's Achilles' heel in a Taiwan war

The Chinese military lacks the air and naval power to protect Indian Ocean trade routes, which could make a protracted war over Taiwan hard to sustain, analysts say.

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EXCLUSIVE: China militia boat spotted for first time off Taiwan's east coast, patrol finds reut.rs/4hLGkg3 reut.rs/4hLGkg3

EXCLUSIVE: China militia boat spotted for first time off Taiwan's east coast, patrol finds

A Chinese militia boat was spotted along with two other vessels off Taiwan's Pacific coast in August, ​according to a surveillance report reviewed by Reuters, the first known sighting of such a craft...

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Vietnam's banks tap investors for $7 billion as economy runs red hot - reuters.com/business/finance…

Vietnam's banks tap investors for $7 billion as economy runs red hot

Vietnamese banks are planning nearly $7 billion in share sales as the country's fast-growing economy fuels demand for capital, opening a window for foreign investors to expand in the tightly contro...

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The airstrip at Ban Keun, Laos, was used by CIA-owned airline Air America during America’s secret war in the 1970s. Now it’s China’s third overseas military facility. We dug into it a bit more for this piece, with @GregTorode. reuters.com/world/asia-pacif…

EXCLUSIVE: Attack aircraft, military vehicles visible at new China-Laos base, satellite images show

Light attack aircraft and military vehicles have arrived at the new China-Laos joint training facility announced last Tuesday, according to ​satellite images reviewed by Reuters.

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Chinese work gathering pace on Antelope Reef in South China Sea, latest satellite images show reuters.com/world/china/chin…

EXCLUSIVE: Chinese work gathering pace on Antelope Reef in South China Sea, latest satellite images...

Analysts estimate a full-scale runway could be completed by mid-2027, strengthening Beijing's military control over the disputed ‌sea.

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First new F-16V fighter jets to arrive in Taiwan to bolster defences against China reut.rs/4yulrxi reut.rs/4yulrxi

Taiwan's first new F-16V fighter jets arrive to bolster defences against China

The first two of a batch of 66 new ‌F-16V Block 70 fighter jets ordered in 2019 arrived in Taiwan after months of delays, helping to strengthen an air force that has to scramble almost daily to...

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🔊 'We get to hear exactly what Xi Jinping told Donald Trump … as reporters, that's just catnip for us because it's like being a fly on the wall.' @TrevorNews on the Reuters World News podcast as Trump and Xi sit down for high-stakes talks reut.rs/4xOJWnH
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FA CUP Final 1978 @IpswichTown 1 v @Arsenal 0 Despite Arsenal being the clear historical and tactical favourites, Ipswich Town thoroughly dominated the match. They hit the woodwork three times—including twice by midfielder John Wark and once by Paul Mariner—before breaking the deadlock late in the second half.
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Taiwan upgrades maritime patrol capacity for vulnerable South China Sea outpost reut.rs/4ybK15H reut.rs/4ybK15H

Taiwan upgrades maritime patrol capacity for vulnerable South China Sea outpost

Taiwan has upgraded its maritime patrol capacity around the Pratas Islands in the disputed South China Sea, including regularly sending larger ships there, ​the government said, responding to an...

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Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are set to meet in Washington as tensions linger over issues ranging from trade to Taiwan. Reuters White House correspondent Trevor Hunnicutt breaks down the key issues to watch reut.rs/4h8e9Jk

Trump and Xi's four Ts: Trade, Technology, Tehran and Taiwan - News

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Purges of military leaders may have dented China's war-fighting readiness, but are likely to have strengthened President Xi Jinping's grip on an institution that is a key source of power for the ruling Communist Party, diplomats and analysts say. reuters.com/business/aerospa…

China's purges of top military commanders spur questions about war-waging ability

Purges of military leaders may have dented China's war-fighting readiness, but are likely to have strengthened President Xi Jinping's grip on an institution that is a key source ​of power for the...

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Exclusive: China's Xi Jinping is expected to press US President Donald Trump to halt Taiwan arms sales under a 1982 joint statement during a visit to Washington this week, which he could do at the US National Archives reut.rs/4yk18SU

EXCLUSIVE: China's Xi expected to press Trump to halt Taiwan arms sales under 1982 agreement,...

China regularly ‌describes the issue of Taiwan, which Beijing views as its own territory, as its most sensitive and important diplomatic issue and has repeatedly called for arms sales to stop.

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In the four months since the leaders of the two global superpowers last met, Xi Jinping has overseen a surge in China's trade with the world while Donald Trump has struggled with falling approval ratings at home. That shift in fortunes has tempered expectations for their summit in Washington this week, analysts say, with Xi in no rush to make concessions and Trump constrained by a costly war with Iran that has hurt both his popularity and Americans' wallets reut.rs/4h4PjKs

Xi rolls into Trump summit with China's trade engine roaring

In the four months since the leaders of the two global superpowers last met, Xi Jinping has overseen a surge in China's trade with the world.

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A range of delegates to China's flagship defence conference this week expressed fears over the potential for unchecked AI development and technology rivalries to further heighten risks across the global security environment reuters.com/business/media-t…

AI military risks spark concern at China security conference

A range of delegates to China's flagship defence conference this week expressed fears over the potential for unchecked AI development and technology rivalries to further ​heighten risks across the...

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Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun said on Wednesday that countries should cease provocative acts and check the resurgence of regressive historical trends in remarks likely to be taken as veiled criticism of Japan. reuters.com/world/china/chin…

China defence minister urges nations to curb regressive historical trends

Chinese ​Defence Minister Dong Jun urged nations on Wednesday to avoid provocative acts and curb the resurgence ‌of regressive historical trends in remarks likely to be taken as veiled criticism of...

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ICYMI: A new early warning station in the Paracels to protect the future Antelope reef base? China accelerates South China Sea build-up reuters.com/world/china/new-…

New installations emerge on islet as China accelerates South China Sea build-up

New installations have been sighted on an islet near Antelope Reef in the Paracels archipelago of the ‌disputed South China Sea where analysts believe China is building its largest military base,...

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ICYMI: New installations emerge on islet as China accelerates South China Sea build-up reuters.com/world/china/new-…

New installations emerge on islet as China accelerates South China Sea build-up

New installations have been sighted on an islet near Antelope Reef in the Paracels archipelago of the ‌disputed South China Sea where analysts believe China is building its largest military base,...

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New installations have ​been sighted on an islet near Antelope Reef in the Paracels archipelago reuters.com/world/china/new-…
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China’s development of Antelope Reef creates a major military node in the northern South China Sea, extending persistent surveillance while supporting air & naval operations from a position close to the mainland, 👇imagery via Reuters, annotated to show the current buildout
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ICYMI: China completes first stage of work at disputed South China Sea reef, images show. Interesting takes from @OfficialBen_L @CollinSLKoh @carl_thayer reuters.com/world/china/chin…

China completes first stage of work at disputed South China Sea reef, images show

China has completed the first phase of construction on Antelope Reef in the Paracels archipelago, building a man-made island in the hotly-disputed South China Sea that analysts say will form part of...

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A major milestone for Japan's counterstrike capability! The successful, @USNavy-assisted test-firing of a Tomahawk missile from a Japanese destroyer marks a significant moment for Japan, the U.S.-Japan Alliance, and, crucially, security in the Indo-Pacific. The growing suite of Alliance capabilities reinforces both our deterrence and our commitment to preserving peace and building prosperity across this region. @shinjirokoiz @JMSDF_PAO @jmsdf_srh @US3rdFleet @USPacificFleet @USFJ @USPACOM
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