Austin Ramzy
@austinramzy.bsky.social
Wall Street Journal reporter in Hong Kong covering China and the world. On leave until January 2026
email: austin.ramzy@wsj.com signal: austinramzy.99
email: austin.ramzy@wsj.com signal: austinramzy.99
But in October on the Hugh Hewitt show he said exactly that, adding that Lai would be "easy to get out." In the latest interview Trump also seemed to endorse Beijing's view of Hong Kong in 2019, describing "a very nasty period of time in the history of China."
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August 15, 2025 at 4:12 AM
But in October on the Hugh Hewitt show he said exactly that, adding that Lai would be "easy to get out." In the latest interview Trump also seemed to endorse Beijing's view of Hong Kong in 2019, describing "a very nasty period of time in the history of China."
hughhewitt.com/former-and-f...
hughhewitt.com/former-and-f...
Trump in an interview with Fox News on Thursday said he would "do everything I can to save" Jimmy Lai. But there was some backpedaling. Trump denied ever saying he would get Lai freed: "I didn’t say 100% I’d save him."
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August 15, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Trump in an interview with Fox News on Thursday said he would "do everything I can to save" Jimmy Lai. But there was some backpedaling. Trump denied ever saying he would get Lai freed: "I didn’t say 100% I’d save him."
radio.foxnews.com/2025/08/14/p...
radio.foxnews.com/2025/08/14/p...
Line of people waiting outside the West Kowloon Courts in Hong Kong to see closing arguments of Jimmy Lai’s national security trial. The city just announced a black rain signal, the highest. Mercifully everyone was let into the building shortly after this
August 14, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Line of people waiting outside the West Kowloon Courts in Hong Kong to see closing arguments of Jimmy Lai’s national security trial. The city just announced a black rain signal, the highest. Mercifully everyone was let into the building shortly after this
Lots of posts in recent days on Chinese social media supporting the Chinese Navy and Coast Guard crews whose ships collided, blaming the Philippines and highlighting US Navy accidents at sea. Still no official word on any casualties
August 13, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Lots of posts in recent days on Chinese social media supporting the Chinese Navy and Coast Guard crews whose ships collided, blaming the Philippines and highlighting US Navy accidents at sea. Still no official word on any casualties
Was trying to understand why Trump hammered India with tariffs for buying Russian oil but not China, the bigger buyer. This from the Washington Post's WorldView offers a clue
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August 12, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Was trying to understand why Trump hammered India with tariffs for buying Russian oil but not China, the bigger buyer. This from the Washington Post's WorldView offers a clue
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
A longer video of the collision between PLA Navy destroyer Guilin and a Chinese coast guard ship as they pursued a Philippines coast guard patrol vessel about 10 miles east of Scarborough Shoal
August 11, 2025 at 9:22 AM
A longer video of the collision between PLA Navy destroyer Guilin and a Chinese coast guard ship as they pursued a Philippines coast guard patrol vessel about 10 miles east of Scarborough Shoal
Best value for money was Green Veggie. Veg place, very plain but surprisingly good and cheap. 48 HK for three dishes with rice and soup
August 8, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Best value for money was Green Veggie. Veg place, very plain but surprisingly good and cheap. 48 HK for three dishes with rice and soup
Post-typhoon commute
July 21, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Post-typhoon commute
Also top of the print edition
July 7, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Also top of the print edition
Pickleball diplomacy on the top of People’s Daily English-language site right now
July 7, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Pickleball diplomacy on the top of People’s Daily English-language site right now
Flightradar24 shoots down a story from yesterday that suggested cargo flights from China tracked over Iran were smuggling weapons. It was based on a misread of the service's flight data, which was estimated. The flights actually went through Turkmenistan, Flightradar24 said
June 19, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Flightradar24 shoots down a story from yesterday that suggested cargo flights from China tracked over Iran were smuggling weapons. It was based on a misread of the service's flight data, which was estimated. The flights actually went through Turkmenistan, Flightradar24 said
Some small comfort from the numbers at my shop, which has been working to get ahead of this. But the wider picture is rough
June 11, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Some small comfort from the numbers at my shop, which has been working to get ahead of this. But the wider picture is rough
Big spikes in the value of China's optical fiber exports to Russia since the start of Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, shown in this analysis from Joe Webster's Russia-China Report substack.com/home/post/p-...
June 9, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Big spikes in the value of China's optical fiber exports to Russia since the start of Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, shown in this analysis from Joe Webster's Russia-China Report substack.com/home/post/p-...
U.S. State Department says it will work with Homeland Security to “aggressively revoke visas for Chinese students.”
www.state.gov/releases/off...
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May 28, 2025 at 11:42 PM
U.S. State Department says it will work with Homeland Security to “aggressively revoke visas for Chinese students.”
www.state.gov/releases/off...
www.state.gov/releases/off...
Today’s menu. I had 四季豆 and 牙帶魚. Very plain but fine. I think the place is aimed at drinkers of cheap beer
May 21, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Today’s menu. I had 四季豆 and 牙帶魚. Very plain but fine. I think the place is aimed at drinkers of cheap beer
The China-Russia joint statement on global strategic stability issued during Xi’s visit to Moscow has a detailed discussion of how they view indivisible security, the Cold War concept that Russia has used to justify its invasion of Ukraine
www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/xw/zyxw/...
www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/xw/zyxw/...
May 9, 2025 at 8:14 AM
The China-Russia joint statement on global strategic stability issued during Xi’s visit to Moscow has a detailed discussion of how they view indivisible security, the Cold War concept that Russia has used to justify its invasion of Ukraine
www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/xw/zyxw/...
www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/xw/zyxw/...
Two years ago my wife and I happened to be in Rome when Pope Benedict died. We’re not Catholic, but decided to join those paying their respects. We spent about 45 min in line in St. Peter’s Basilica
April 23, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Two years ago my wife and I happened to be in Rome when Pope Benedict died. We’re not Catholic, but decided to join those paying their respects. We spent about 45 min in line in St. Peter’s Basilica
At the new Picasso for Asia show at M+, a 1956 copy of Manhua showing the peace dove and celebrating China reducing defense spending by 5.52%
March 14, 2025 at 2:33 AM
At the new Picasso for Asia show at M+, a 1956 copy of Manhua showing the peace dove and celebrating China reducing defense spending by 5.52%
Wild boar regulates on a French bulldog
March 11, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Wild boar regulates on a French bulldog
The 2011 release of US diplomatic cables by Wikileaks showed that after the story, China called in US embassy officials to complain about the account. The US argued that the “no double standard” rule on info about security and health required publication of the data
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wikileaks.org/plusd/cables...
March 6, 2025 at 3:33 AM
The 2011 release of US diplomatic cables by Wikileaks showed that after the story, China called in US embassy officials to complain about the account. The US argued that the “no double standard” rule on info about security and health required publication of the data
wikileaks.org/plusd/cables...
wikileaks.org/plusd/cables...
FT reports on the Trump administration softening US language on the war in Ukraine. A parallel with China, which calls it a “crisis” instead of a war and won’t ascribe blame to Russia
www.ft.com/content/7380...
www.ft.com/content/7380...
February 20, 2025 at 1:19 PM
FT reports on the Trump administration softening US language on the war in Ukraine. A parallel with China, which calls it a “crisis” instead of a war and won’t ascribe blame to Russia
www.ft.com/content/7380...
www.ft.com/content/7380...
U.S. Department of Defense says a surveillance plane crashed in the southern Philippines, killing an American military service member and three contractors www.pacom.mil/Media/News/N...
February 7, 2025 at 6:33 AM
U.S. Department of Defense says a surveillance plane crashed in the southern Philippines, killing an American military service member and three contractors www.pacom.mil/Media/News/N...
February 6, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Zelensky says Ukrainian forces have captured two wounded North Korean soldiers
January 11, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Zelensky says Ukrainian forces have captured two wounded North Korean soldiers
Incredible byline, incredible dateline, incredible story. Great to see Evan’s work again in the WSJ
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December 13, 2024 at 9:36 AM
Incredible byline, incredible dateline, incredible story. Great to see Evan’s work again in the WSJ
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
www.wsj.com/world/russia...