Democracies condemn 10-year jail term for activist; China accuses critics of interference Student protest leader Joshua Wong delivers a speech outside the offices of Hong Kong's chief executive in October 2014.
Democracies condemn 10-year jail term for activist; China accuses critics of interference Student protest leader Joshua Wong delivers a speech outside the offices of Hong Kong's chief executive in October 2014. He was given a 10-year jail sentence this week for "colluding with foreign forces." © Reuters TOKYO -- A 10-year prison sentence handed down to Joshua Wong Chi-fung, one of Hong Kong's most prominent democracy activists, has sparked a round of condemnations from democratic governments and rebuttals from Hong Kong and China.