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Prominent Hong Kong activist pleads guilty to colluding with foreign interests

NPR | By Jennifer Pak

Published September 2, 2026 at 4:47 PM CDT

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A prominent Hong Kong democracy activist, Joshua Wong, has pleaded guilty to a charge of colluding with foreign interests under a Beijing-imposed national security law.

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Jennifer Pak

Jennifer Pak is NPR’s China correspondent. She has been covering China and the region for the past two decades.