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US condemns Hong Kong Court’s sentencing of pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong

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Source: Voice of America

The United States is condemning a Hong Kong's court decision to sentence activist Joshua Wong to 10 more years in prison on Thursday on charges of "conspiring to collude with foreign forces."

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