Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty to collusion charge
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- Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleaded guilty to collusion with foreign entities on Sept. 2.
- The national security offense carries a maximum sentence of life in prison.
- Wong became internationally known as a teenage democracy activist before Hong Kong's 2020 national security law effectively outlawed the protest movement.
Prominent Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleaded guilty on Sept. 2 to colluding with foreign entities, a national security offense that carries a maximum sentence of life in prison.
Wong, 29, rose to international prominence as a teenage democracy activist in Hong Kong. He belonged to a generation of young protesters whose efforts have effectively been outlawed by the sweeping national security law Beijing imposed on the financial hub in 2020.
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