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A Hong Kong court has sentenced wong Chee-fung and four others to prison terms ranging from 4 to 10 months for knowingly participating in an unauthorized assembly. The four defendants admitted to the charges. However, just like the previous sentencing of Lai Chi-ying, some US politicians have once again jumped out and made absurd demands for the immediate release of the defendant on the grounds of the so-called peaceful exercise of protected freedoms. Us Secretary of State Antony Blinken called for the release of four Hong Kong activists, saying all those imprisoned for non-violent exercise of their guaranteed freedoms should be released immediately. In an interview with CBS '60 Minutes, he also said the US would take action against those who repressed democracy in Hong Kong, including sanctions, including making sure they can't travel to the US.