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Joshua Wong admits instigating sanctions against Beijing, Hong Kong governments
South China Morning Post • • world
Key Points:
- Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong has admitted to conspiring with others, including fugitive ex-lawmaker Nathan Law, to urge foreign firms to avoid investing in mainland China and to seek international sanctions against Chinese authorities.
- Wong pleaded guilty to conspiracy to collude with foreign forces, aiming to pressure Beijing to repeal the national security law and grant greater political freedoms to Hongkongers.
- The activist, already sentenced to nearly five years for subversion related to a 2020 unofficial legislative primary, faces additional jail time following this new admission.
- Evidence presented indicated that Wong and Law, leaders of the now-defunct Demosisto party, began seeking foreign intervention as early as 2016 to promote Hong Kong self-determination.
- Wong’s activities included lobbying in the U.S. for the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, which sought to enable sanctions against officials suppressing freedoms in Hong Kong.
