{
  "id": 18586266,
  "title": "US, UK, allies chide China, Hong Kong over Joshua Wong sentencing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/us-uk-allies-chide-china-hong-kong-over-joshua-wong-sentencing",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T22:53:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/11/06/us-uk-allies-criticise-china-hong-kong-over-joshua-wong-sentencing/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The United States, United Kingdom, and their allies have expressed strong disapproval of Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong's 10-year prison sentence imposed under the National Security Law. Allies Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, and New Zealand supported the joint statement released on Friday.\n\nThe governments emphasized that the verdict was part of a series of convictions against leaders of the Hong Kong Alliance, targeting individuals for their political expressions and participation. They called for an end to the unjust prosecutions under the NSL and urged China and Hong Kong to honor global commitments and the rights guaranteed by the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration.\n\nChina criticized the international community's response, arguing that Joshua Wong was found guilty of collaborating with a foreign country or external elements to endanger national security. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun stated that Wong had no valid grounds to justify his actions and had pleaded guilty. The Chinese government advised countries to respect China's sovereignty, the rule of law in Hong Kong, and to refrain from interfering in Hong Kong's judicial and internal affairs.\n\nAt 30 years old, Joshua Wong was already serving a four-year and eight-month prison term for a major national security case when he was charged again in 2025. Alongside fellow activist Nathan Law, Wong was accused of conspiring to collude with foreign forces and seeking measures against China and Hong Kong. Judge William Tam noted that the court should express the community's disgust with the defendant's actions and his collaboration with foreign forces with others, as stated in his ruling.\n\nJoshua Wong Chi-fung and Nathan Law Kwun-chung rose to prominence as teenage student activists during the 2012 anti-national education protests and the 2014 Umbrella Movement. They co-founded the now-defunct political party Demosistō in 2016 to advocate for democratic self-determination and international awareness.",
  "summary": "The United States, the United Kingdom, and allies have denounced the sentencing of Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong to 10 years’ imprisonment following a further charge under the National Security Law. The governments of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, and New Zealand also endorsed the joint statement released on Friday. Noting that […] US, UK, allies chide China,…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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