Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty in national security case
Summary
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleaded guilty to a charge of foreign collusion under the national security law. He faces a possible life sentence for asking foreign countries to take hostile actions against China and Hong Kong. Wong is already serving nearly five years in prison for subversion.Key Facts
- Joshua Wong, a 29-year-old Hong Kong pro-democracy activist, pleaded guilty to foreign collusion charges.
- The charge relates to asking foreign governments to impose sanctions or blockades on China and Hong Kong in 2020.
- The national security law in Hong Kong allows sentences from three years to life imprisonment if the crime is serious.
- Wong is currently serving almost five years for subversion and was scheduled for release next year.
- He became a well-known figure during the 2014 Umbrella Movement protests in Hong Kong.
- Wong co-founded the pro-democracy political party Demosisto, which disbanded in 2020 when the national security law began.
- Prosecutors said Wong met foreign politicians, including Nancy Pelosi and Marco Rubio, and called for sanctions through media.
- The judge will decide Wong’s sentence soon, with Western diplomats attending his hearing.
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