# Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty in second national security case

https://mins.news/en/item/41399

- The Guardian, 2026-09-02 04:23 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/02/hong-kong-pro-democracy-activist-joshua-wong-pleads-guilty-collusion-china

> Joshua Wong pleaded guilty to conspiring to seek foreign sanctions against Hong Kong and China, an offence carrying up to life in prison. Prosecutors accuse him of working with exiled activist Nathan Law to lobby foreign powers for sanctions, blockades or other hostile measures. Wong is expected to be sentenced later.

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