Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong could face a life sentence after pleading guilty to charges of collusion with foreign entities. He was charged under Beijing’s National Security Law, which was introduced in 2020. Wong’s friend Chung Ching Kwong — herself an activist at the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China — tells DW she finds the prosecution against Wong "excruciating."
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Chapter breakdown:
00:00 Hong Kong activist pleads guilty to foreign collusion
00:49 How Joshua Wong became the global face of the umbrella movement
01:30 China’s National Security law upends activists’ fight
02:34 Interview Chung Ching Kwong, pro-democracy activist
02:56 Reaction to Joshua Wong’s "guilty" plea
03:47 Lobbying for sanctions as a "threat to national security"
05:00 Impact of the national security law on Hong Kong’s political landscape and civil society
07:45 What will Hong Kong’s future look like?
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