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[^2]\n\nJoshua Wong, a prominent former leader of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to new national security charges. [^3]\n\nCourt documents seen by Reuters accuse Wong of conspiring with other campaigners, including exiled activist Nathan Law, to ask foreign countries and entities outside China to impose sanctions or blockades against Beijing. [^4]\n\nJoshua Wong is currently serving a sentence of four years and eight months after being convicted of subversion in late 2024. [^5]\n\nThe charge of foreign collusion carries a maximum sentence of life in prison under the National Security Law. [^6]\n\nIf the court determines the crime is particularly serious, Wong faces an additional three to ten years in prison, or potentially life imprisonment. [^7]\n\nProsecutors allege that Wong collaborated with Nathan Law and others between July and November 2020 to move other countries and organizations to impose sanctions and blockades against Hong Kong and China. [^8]\n\nWong is currently serving a four-year-and-eight-month prison sentence from a previous conviction related to the 'Hong Kong 47' case. [^9]\n\nAuthorities accused Joshua Wong and Nathan Law of colluding with foreign forces to undermine Hong Kong by imposing economic sanctions. [^10]\n\nJoshua Wong was previously convicted in 2024 for taking part in an election primary deemed an illegal conspiracy to undermine the government and was jailed for 56 months. 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