On November 8, Hong Kong Secretary for Justice Paul Lam responded to international criticism regarding the sentencing of Joshua Wong, stating that justice lies in people's hearts and that actions will demonstrate whether people are willing to come to Hong Kong to do business.
On November 7, the Hong Kong government issued a statement rebutting the joint criticism from ten countries regarding the sentencing of Joshua Wong, claiming it distorts facts and interferes with Hong Kong's judiciary.
On November 6, the foreign ministries of ten countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, France, and Germany, issued a joint statement criticizing the use of the Hong Kong National Security Law to target political expression and participation, demanding an end to unjust prosecutions and the release of Joshua Wong.
On November 6, Canadian MP Jenny Kwan wrote a letter to Prime Minister Carney and the Foreign Minister, urging them to raise the Joshua Wong case with the Chinese side during He Lifeng's visit to Canada from November 8 to 9, and to consider sanctioning officials who violate human rights in Hong Kong.
On November 5, the Hong Kong High Court sentenced Joshua Wong to an additional 10 years in prison for "conspiracy to collude with foreign forces" for his 2020 calls for foreign sanctions against the Chinese and Hong Kong governments. The remaining two months of his original sentence can be counted, and he must serve until November 2036.
On November 5, Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Coming just one day after the case of Au Kam-san in Macau on the following day, prominent pro-democracy figures in Hong Kong and Macau have been sentenced to heavy prison terms for two consecutive days.
On November 5, a Hong Kong court sentenced Joshua Wong to 10 years in prison under the National Security Law, and the Hong Kong government subsequently announced that it would confiscate assets related to his crimes in accordance with the law.
On November 5, Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council issued a statement regarding the 10-year prison sentence handed down to Joshua Wong, condemning the Hong Kong government for harming human rights and freedom of speech in the name of national security. It noted that Wong has been detained for over 2,000 days since late 2020 and called for an end to political abuse of the legal system and the release of detained individuals.
On November 5, the European External Action Service (EEAS) issued a statement criticizing the 10-year prison sentence handed down to Joshua Wong for "conspiracy to collude with foreign forces," calling the verdict politically motivated and demanding his immediate release.
Following the sentencing of Joshua Wong, Freedom House and 40 other organizations issued a joint statement calling for his immediate and unconditional release, and demanded that the U.S. side raise this case during talks between Trump and Xi Jinping, specifically naming the November APEC summit in Shenzhen and the December G20 summit in Florida.
According to X account @ChinaSelect, Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong has been imprisoned by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) since 2020 for his pro-democracy activities. U.S. Representative Moolenaar praised his courage and officially nominated Joshua Wong for the Defending Freedoms Project of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission in Congress, with the relevant committee and its chair issuing statements of support.
According to a post by netizen @QuanLujun, Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong has been arrested and detained by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for 2150 days for fighting for freedom, on charges of "collusion with foreign forces," and is still awaiting sentencing. The poster expects the CCP to continue to detain him and extend his sentence under various pretexts and charges. Joshua Wong is about to celebrate his 30th birthday in prison. This information is from a single source and has not yet been independently verified.
On September 14, Hong Kong's Wen Wei Po published an article criticizing the Netflix documentary "Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower" for glorifying crimes. On September 18, the film rose to the number one spot on Netflix's movie charts in Hong Kong.
On September 2, 2026, Joshua Wong, former secretary-general of Demosisto in Hong Kong, who is currently serving a sentence, pleaded guilty in the Hong Kong High Court to one count of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces, and Judge Tam Yiu-ho announced that the sentencing would be adjourned.
On September 2, Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong pleaded guilty at the Hong Kong High Court to conspiracy to collude with foreign or external forces to endanger national security. The prosecution accused him and others, including Nathan Law who is in exile in the UK, of seeking foreign sanctions, blockades, and other measures against Hong Kong and China between July and November 2020.