China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Guo Jiakun urged foreign parties to respect Chinese sovereignty and stop making irresponsible remarks regarding Hong Kong's judicial proceedings against Joshua Wong

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Hong Kong courts sentenced pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong to 10 years in prison for foreign collusion under Hong Kong's national security law

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Judge William Tam sentenced Joshua Wong to 10 years for conspiring to collude with foreign forces

In 2016, Joshua Wong co-founded the pro-democracy political party Demosisto, which advocated for Hong Kong's self-determination until disbanding after Beijing's enactment of the 2020 National Security Law

High Court Judge William Tam ruled that Joshua Wong's 10-year sentence will run concurrently with the remaining term of his previous 4-year and 8-month subversion sentence from Hong Kong's 2020 primary election case

Prior to his November 5, 2026 sentencing, Joshua Wong had been incarcerated since 2020 and was scheduled for release in January 2027

Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch criticized Joshua Wong's 10-year sentence, characterizing Hong Kong's National Security Law as a tool used by authorities to punish political dissent

China's government imposed the National Security Law on Hong Kong on June 30, 2020, following mass anti-government protests across the city in 2019

Prosecutors accused Joshua Wong of conspiring with exiled activist Nathan Law to lobby foreign governments, including the United States, for sanctions against Hong Kong and Chinese officials

The United States Consulate in Hong Kong strongly condemned Joshua Wong's 10-year prison sentence on November 5, 2026, and called for his immediate release

In 2014, Joshua Wong emerged as a key figure in Hong Kong's 79-day Umbrella Movement protests advocating for democratic political reform and direct election of the city's leader

In 2024, Joshua Wong and dozens of opposition figures were sentenced in Hong Kong's largest national security trial, involving an unofficial 2020 pro-democracy primary election

Chief Superintendent Steve Li of the Hong Kong police National Security Department defended Joshua Wong's 10-year sentence, stating it proved efforts to solicit foreign sanctions were futile