Trump Is Recruiting a Team of China Hawks. So Why Is Beijing Relieved?—Absent from the expected cabinet lineup are China’s most-feared adversaries, including Mike Pompeo and Robert O’Brien Lingling Wei 魏玲灵 Austin Ramzy Yoko Kubota wsj.com/world/china/tr… wsj.com/world/china/tr…

China’s Heavyweight Coast Guard Ships Bring Muscle to Sea Disputes—Two 541-foot vessels expand branch’s role as enforcer of Beijing’s claims from South China Sea to Taiwan Austin Ramzy wsj.com/world/china/ch… wsj.com/world/china/ch…

He Rose to Riches in Hong Kong. Now He’s a Symbol of China’s Crackdown.—Media baron Jimmy Lai, who protested for democracy, faces possible life sentence Austin Ramzy wsj.com/world/china/he… wsj.com/world/china/he…

As Beijing seeks to pick off Taiwan’s remaining allies, President Lai Ching-te, in Guam, talks with U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson while en route to Palau, the last of Taiwan’s three Pacific-nation allies Joyu Wang Austin Ramzy wsj.com/world/asia/bei… wsj.com/world/asia/bei…

🇵🇼 Greetings from Palau, last stop of Taiwan President 賴清德Lai Ching-te's Pacific tour. The region is a crucial diplomatic front for Taipei and could also play a strategic role in a potential conflict. Our latest on why his trip matters: on.wsj.com/4gozCu7 with Austin Ramzy

As of Tuesday morning, nearly 100 Chinese warships and vessels—involving several thousand personnel—were spotted in the region. Additionally, Russian ships were spotted near Japan and South Korea, Taiwanese security officials told The Wall Street Journal. wsj.com/world/asia/chi… with Austin Ramzy

Taiwan Is Getting Its U.S. Weaponry—but Years Behind Schedule: Five-year wait for 38 Abrams tanks highlights strains on U.S. industrial capacity as concerns grow over China Joyu Wang wsj.com/world/asia/tai… wsj.com/world/asia/tai…

How an FBI Sting Stopped a Russian Smuggler but Not His Hong Kong Supply Route—U.S. ruse with a path through Fiji shows extent of effort to stop flow of supplies supporting Moscow’s war in Ukraine Austin Ramzy wsj.com/world/how-an-f… wsj.com/world/how-an-f…

Breaking ❗️The petition to hear the case of 43 of the Uyghur detainees was granted today at Bangkok South Criminal Court. The court found there is merit to proceed with the hearing to decide if their detention is unlawful. The court will summon the Immigration Bureau to

Chinese Navy Drills Near Australia Draw Complaints, Cause Flight Diversions—China’s forces, announcing live-fire drills, display widening geographical reach Austin Ramzy wsj.com/world/asia/chi… wsj.com/world/asia/chi…

See How Xi and Putin Are Ramping Up Joint Military Drills—China and Russia expand cooperation from Alaska to Taiwan in a challenge to the U.S. and its partners Austin Ramzy wsj.com/world/russia-c… wsj.com/world/russia-c…

A flight from Bangkok (DMK) left at 4:48 a.m. local time Thursday, traveling directly to the Uyghur region. @TheReportersTH @Romadonity @Nyrola reported trucks w/ covered windows left Suan Phlu prison just after 2:00 a.m. The plane almost certainly carries the group of Uyghurs.

The plane has landed in Kashgar, but Thai authorities have yet to issue a statement. It remains unclear whether 40, 43, or 48 men are being deported—43 if including three men whose UNHCR refugee certificates (issued in 2013 but cancelled) and 48 if also counting five in prison.

Republicans and Democrats have visited Ukraine countless times since Russia’s invasion, even competing for more public shows of support. The facts of the invasion haven’t changed, only the politics inside the GOP.

China Is Mapping the Seabed to Unlock a New Edge in Warfare—Beijing’s exploration of distant waters bring security fears and complaints Austin Ramzy wsj.com/world/asia/chi… wsj.com/world/asia/chi…

China Is Ready to Blockade Taiwan. Here’s How. Beijing’s armed forces have bulked up and practiced isolating the island Joyu Wang Austin Ramzy wsj.com/world/china/ch… wsj.com/world/china/ch…

I’m on the ground here in Switzerland for the talks and this doesn’t track with what I’m hearing or seeing A person briefed tells me no one from the U.S. or China sides have walked out of the ongoing meetings I was just in the same restaurant as U.S. team while they were

A Weakened Iran Poses an Alliance Test for China, Russia and North Korea—The trio helped Iran build its nuclear program. But the U.S.’s entry into the conflict has raised the risk. Timothy W. Martin Thomas Grove Austin Ramzy wsj.com/world/iran-chi… wsj.com/world/iran-chi…

Important The Wall Street Journal article by Austin Ramzy & Emma Brown: wsj.com/world/asia/how… Spotlights importance of #AsiaPacific strategic geography & centrality of #Taiwan.

After six years of reporting in Hong Kong, and at eight months pregnant, I’m very sad to be leaving my colleagues, friends and the place I’ve called home.  fcchk.org/visa-denial-fo… I’ll be out of office for a while on maternity leave. Wherever I land, catch you on the other side