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in Asia / China / Current Events / Hong Kong by David R. Mendoza A group of Hong Kongers who were arrested at sea by Chinese authorities while attempting to seek refuge in Taiwan were sentenced on 23 December 2020 by a mainland court for up to three years in prison. The sentencing is only the latest offensive in the Chinese Communist Party’s actions against pro-democracy activists. The group of 12 activists, of whom most were on bail or facing charges related to last year’s anti-government protests, were captured by the Guangdong coast guard 72 kilometers southeast of Hong Kong...
