US lawmakers nominate Hong Kong democracy movement for Nobel

Protesters merit peace prize for bravery, bipartisan group in Congress says

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Pro-democracy activists Joshua Wong and Agnes Chow after their arrest in 2019: Both have been arrested again since China enacted a security law covering Hong Kong last year. © Reuters

ALEX FANG, Nikkei staff writer

NEW YORK -- A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has nominated Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement for the Nobel Peace Prize, months after Beijing warned against anyone "politicizing" the award.

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