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[^2]\n\nJoshua Wong faces up to life in prison for the conspiracy charge and is expected to be sentenced later. [^3]\n\nThe guilty plea was entered under a Beijing-imposed national security law that critics say has effectively stifled Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement. [^4]\n\nWong was already serving a prison term of four years and eight months after entering a guilty plea in a separate national security case linked to an unofficial primary. [^5]\n\nJoshua Wong is currently serving a prison sentence for subversion activities related to an unofficial primary election in 2020, which is set to expire next year. [^6]\n\nThe National Security Law, introduced by China in Hong Kong in 2020, criminalizes discussions on secession or separatism and carries a penalty of life imprisonment. [^7]\n\nThe prosecution highlighted a media and political campaign orchestrated by the now-dissolved party Demosisto, which advocated for a referendum on Hong Kong's sovereignty. [^8]\n\nHong Kong prosecutors said that Joshua Wong and co-conspirators lobbied for a US law to allow sanctions on Hong Kong and China, using social media campaigns and meetings with US politicians including then-Senator Marco Rubio and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. [^9]\n\nJoshua Wong was already serving a four-year, eight-month prison sentence for a previous case when his second conviction was announced. [^10]\n\nThe second case against Joshua Wong was filed under the national security law imposed by Beijing in 2020, which has been used to suppress Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement. [^11]\n\nJoshua Wong was arrested on these charges in June 2025, the second time he has faced prosecution under the National Security Law. 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