US, UK, allies chide China, Hong Kong over Joshua Wong sentencing

<img width="1646" height="1079" src="https://dailypost.ng/cms-api/media/file/Joshua%20Wong.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Joshua Wong " style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/cms-api/media/file/Joshua%20Wong.jpg 1646w" sizes="(max-width: 1646px) 100vw, 1646px" /> <p>The United States, the United Kingdom, and allies have denounced the sentencing of Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong to 10 years’ imprisonment following a further charge under the National Security Law.</p><p>The governments of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, and New Zealand also endorsed the joint statement released on Friday.</p><p>Noting that the verdict followed the conviction of leaders of the Hong Kong Alliance, the partner nations said the NSL &quot;is being used to target individuals for political expression and participation.&quot;</p><p>They demanded an end to &quot;all unjust prosecutions of individuals charged under the NSL,&quot; urging China and Hong Kong to uphold global commitments and the people&#39;s rights guaranteed under the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration.</p><p>China has criticised the international community&#39;s response, insisting Wong was found culpable of connivance with a foreign country or external elements to endanger national security.</p><p>&quot;In the face of overwhelming facts and evidence, Wong had no grounds to justify his behavior and pleaded guilty,&quot; said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun.</p><p>Beijing advised countries to respect China’s sovereignty and the rule of law in Hong Kong, and stop interfering in Hong Kong’s judicial affairs and China’s internal affairs.</p><p>Thirty-year-old Wong was already serving a four-year, eight-month prison term after pleading guilty in a major national security case, and was due for release in January.</p><p>But in 2025, he was charged again, alongside fellow activist Nathan Law, with conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and seeking measures against China and Hong Kong.</p><p>&quot;It is also necessary for this court to express the community&#39;s abhorrence of the defendant&#39;s scheme and acts together with others to collude with foreign forces,&quot; Judge William Tam wrote in his ruling.</p><p>Joshua Wong Chi-fung and Nathan Law Kwun-chung first emerged as teenage student activists during the 2012 anti-national education protests and the 2014 Umbrella Movement.</p><p>They co-founded the defunct political party Demosistō in 2016, together with Agnes Chow, to advocate for democratic self-determination and international awareness.</p><p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/11/06/us-uk-allies-criticise-china-hong-kong-over-joshua-wong-sentencing/">US, UK, allies chide China, Hong Kong over Joshua Wong sentencing</a></p>

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