Media outlets across east Asia were reporting that Cheung, who had just finished her A-levels, had been declared a threat to national security by officials in Hong Kong. There was an offer of HK$1m (£94,000) to anyone who could assist in her arrest or capture.

Friends said: ‘Sorry, you are a criminal in Hong Kong now so we can’t be associated with you.’ Even friends in Leeds stopped seeing me

  • Victor@lemmy.world
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    5 hours ago

    I have an acquaintance who is Chinese, and the propaganda really got to him. I keep suggesting things maybe aren’t always really as they might seem. But no, they certainly are, and China is better than every other country in every way.

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      11 minutes ago

      I have a friend who is actually from China (and now in the states), and they talk so much shit about China, it’s crazy. The mind control is deep.

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      3 hours ago

      On a material front, it does look that way, given that China does manufacture pretty much everything.