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I know that, what did this guy actually do?
The case against him is for collusion with foreign forces to undermine national security.
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If you're pro-democracy in an authoritarian state you kind of have to collude with foreign democracies.
Being pro democracy is as vague as it gets. What was he actually fighting for or against?
It's difficult to find information on Google because vague terms like "pro-democracy" are used leaving the readers to imagine what it means.
I got what I told you from this Reuters article: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/national-security-trial-hong-kong-pro-democracy-tycoon-postponed-next-sept-2022-12-13/
That's precisely why I'm curious for more details on this. This can either be an attack on democracy or just curbing extremists.
The fact I can find nothing in a language I can understand about his actual crimes is suspicious to me because that piece of information changes everything.
Did not kiss Winnie the Pooh's ass.
Do not kiss Uncle Sam's ass. I'm not about to believe anything based on hearsay.