Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty to collusion with foreign entities

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Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty to collusion with foreign entities

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Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleaded guilty to charges of collusion with foreign entities amid Beijing’s crackdown on democracy protests. Wong gained international recognition as a youthful democracy advocate, but recent sweeping national security laws have severely restricted such activism.

Wong, 29, rose to international prominence as a teenage democracy activist, part of a group of youngsters whose protest efforts have now effectively been outlawed by Beijing's sweeping national security law.

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