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Joshua Wong pleads guilty to foreign collusion in Hong Kong
HONG KONG, 3 September
By John_Doe
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Joshua Wong standing in court during a legal hearing.
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South China Morning Post
The well-known activist has admitted to working with outsiders to push for sanctions against the Hong Kong and Beijing governments.
Joshua Wong, a famous activist from Hong Kong, has officially pleaded guilty to a serious charge. He admitted in court to "collusion with foreign forces." This charge means the government believes he worked with people from other countries to interfere with local rules. By pleading guilty, Wong admitted that he helped push for sanctions against both the Hong Kong government and the government in Beijing. Sanctions are basically official punishments. In this case, they are rules meant to make life harder for the governments, often by stopping trade or blocking money. Wong is a well-known fi…