Teen environmental activist Greta Thunberg sent a letter revealed on Tuesday to anti-communist Hong Kong protest leader Joshua Wong, a political prisoner under the Chinese regime, in which she expressed "love, support, and strength." Pro-democracy activist Lee Dae-seon of South Korea shared the letter with Vice, which published it on Tuesday. In addition to wishing Wong a "Merry Christmas," Thunberg expressed support for his cause, called him a "big hero," and asserted, "you are never alone." The letter will likely outrage the Chinese government, which considers Wong a dangerous secessionist for organizing peaceful resistance to China's illegal destruction of the Hong Kong democratic system. That destruction, increasingly brazen in light of the wave of anti-China protests in 2019 attracting millions of people, concluded with the passage of a "national security" law by the National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing that establishes harsh prison sentences for vague "crimes" like "subversion of state power." Under Hong Kong's "One Country, Two Systems" policy, NPC laws should not apply in Hong Kong, but police have enforced the "national security" law, anyway. Wong is facing life in prison for " subversion " and has already been sentenced to over two years in prison for, among… Read full this story
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