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

<p>Wong, 29, is accused of urging foreign powers to impose sanctions, blockades and other hostile measures against China </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/profile/joshua-wong">Joshua Wong</a>, one of Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy activists, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to conspiring to seek foreign sanctions against Hong Kong and China, a national security charge that carries a maximum life sentence.</p><p>Prosecutors have accused Wong, 29, of working with the exiled Hong Kon

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