Austin Ramzy
Wall Street Journal reporter in Hong Kong covering China and the world.
email: austin.ramzy@wsj.com signal: austinramzy.99
- A state-level Democratic win in a Texas region that voted for President Trump by 17 points threatens to diminish the GOP’s hopes for the midterm elections, in what one of the state’s most powerful Republicans dubbed a “wake-up call.” www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
- NYT: Xi will likely need years to nurture a new generation of younger officers he can trust. The resulting delay could set back Mr. Xi’s military goals and sap his confidence that the PLA will be able to subjugate Taiwan in the coming years, some experts said. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/w...
- CNN: A Texas man with a rare genetic condition died after his primary caregiver, his father, was detained by ICE. The father is facing deportation to his native Jordan and was denied a request to attend his son's funeral edition.cnn.com/2026/01/29/u...
- The Supreme Court of Panama ruled that terms granted to a Hong Kong company to operate ports at either end of the Panama Canal breach the country’s constitution, handing President Trump a victory and denting China’s influence in the region www.wsj.com/business/log...
- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Chinese leader Xi Jinping moved to improve ties in Beijing on Thursday as Britain’s relations with the U.S. have slipped following President Trump’s tariff increases and calls for the seizure of Greenland. www.wsj.com/world/china/...
- A federal immigration judge on Wednesday granted U.S. asylum to a Chinese citizen who fled his homeland after gathering evidence of alleged human-rights violations against China’s Uyghur population. www.wsj.com/world/china/...
