Hong Kong jails European citizen for 'demonising China' ( www.bbc.com ) Englisch

A Portuguese man has become the first European citizen jailed under the China-imposed National Security Law in Hong Kong, a law widely criticised by rights groups.

Joseph John, also known as Wong Kin-chung, holds dual Portuguese and Hong Kong nationality and was previously based in the UK.

He was arrested for posting pro-independence and anti-China content on social media, after returning to Hong Kong to visit family in 2022

In February, he was convicted of "secession" and on Thursday sentenced to five years in jail.

unexposedhazard ,
  • Go to region with a civil cold war
  • Express opinion
  • Get arrested
  • Be surprised???

Same with the people going to russia or dubai.
This dude was actually a semi citizen of hong kong so surely he knew that it was dangerous to go there.

Edit: As people seem to be mad, i am not saying he deserves any of this. Its horrible what the people of Hong Kong are forced to go through, but there is this thing called "travel advisories" that every western country has for its citizens. If you take 5mins to look at the info for hong kong you would realize that no sane person would ever willingly go there in the current political climate.

JeffKerman1999 ,

This dude is right, why the downvotes?

Don't go in the lion den if you don't want to be eaten

neo ,

To answer your question: The comment comes across as criticism, in a way similar to saying: "Sophie Scholl new the Nazis were killers. If she's been executed, it's her own fault for being part of the resistance." (a deliberately exaggerated comparison)

It's accepting evil power, instead of fighting back or at least supporting those who try to push back.

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