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Politics● Elevated3h ago · Nov 5, 2026, 1:47 PM

Top Republican condemns sentencing of ‘hero’ Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Hill · East Asia

Rep. John Moolenaar (R-Mich.), the chair of the House Select Committee on China, condemned China’s sentencing of activist Joshua Wong, calling him a “hero.” A Hong Kong court sentenced Wong to 10 more years in prison under a Beijing-imposed national security law. “Joshua Wong is a hero who has stood up to an authoritarian superpower,”…

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