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

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    our partners in BRICS

    There are no BRICS partners. The union literally does nothing but yap contrarian lmao

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      2 days ago

      You’re maybe right… I’d love to see an alternative currency for international trade though. We’re done with US Dollars.

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        Why? What would you gain with a dollar competitor? I mena no one’s stopping you using other currencies right now unless your an oligarch in a gas station country.

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          Well, US companies have the monopoly on credit cards. US imposes SWIFT all around he world. If I buy something on amazon, or alibaba, it will be converted to USD and then to my currency. All commodities, on what my country depends, are rated in USD, even if few sell it to China or Europe… And all of this for what? What is the actual value US is putting into all of this? Its only getting a share on something it has nothing to do. And it just gives US fu**ed up governors the chance to impose sanctions to whoever they want in order to interfere with foreign affairs.

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            10 hours ago

            Thats simply not true. I say that as European living in Asia - none of my euros are converted to dollars, ever.