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U.S. refused to help Joshua Wong flee Hong Kong, sources say ๐Ÿ˜‚ (asia.nikkei.com)
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[โ€“] Idliketothinkimsmart@lemmygrad.ml 25 points 10 months ago

He was arrested in September 2020 and is awaiting sentencing for conspiracy to commit subversion over his role in an unofficial primary election.

Doesn't seem like the focus of his arrest is because of his student activism. He would've been 23 at this point. Not quite a child, but more than old enough to know what he was doing was subversive.