Beijing and Hong Kong officials have hit out at the United States and Britain for backing Joshua Wong Chi-fung and other opposition activists jailed this week, saying the sentences barely atone for their crimes against China.Voicing support also for media mogul Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, the US said it was appalled at the political persecution in Hong Kong of what it described as courageous pro-democracy advocates, while British Foreign Minister, Dominic Raab, demanded an end to the stifling of…
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