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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsEdward Snowden 'not a Chinese spy' - Beijing
Edward Snowden 'not a Chinese spy' - Beijing
Remarks follow accusation from Dick Cheney that whistleblower was a 'traitor' who may have had connection with China
Tania Branigan in Hong Kong
China's foreign ministry has dismissed speculation that NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden might have spied for Beijing as "completely groundless".
Spokeswoman Hua Chunying, speaking at a regular press briefing on Monday, also urged the US to "pay attention to the international community's concerns and demands and give the necessary explanation" of its surveillance activities.
Her remarks were in response to questions from two state media organisations. She had previously declined to comment on the 29-year-old's case, or his claims that the US had hacked targets in Hong Kong and on the Chinese mainland.
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Any surrender request would normally be the decision of the Hong Kong government, but Snowden would be able to challenge it through the territory's legal system. However, lawyers think he would probably be unsuccessful in the end. In theory, Beijing could step in to stop him being sent back, but it would be unlikely to relish an all-out public row with the US.
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/17/edward-snowden-not-chinese-spy-beijing
Remarks follow accusation from Dick Cheney that whistleblower was a 'traitor' who may have had connection with China
Tania Branigan in Hong Kong
China's foreign ministry has dismissed speculation that NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden might have spied for Beijing as "completely groundless".
Spokeswoman Hua Chunying, speaking at a regular press briefing on Monday, also urged the US to "pay attention to the international community's concerns and demands and give the necessary explanation" of its surveillance activities.
Her remarks were in response to questions from two state media organisations. She had previously declined to comment on the 29-year-old's case, or his claims that the US had hacked targets in Hong Kong and on the Chinese mainland.
<...>
Any surrender request would normally be the decision of the Hong Kong government, but Snowden would be able to challenge it through the territory's legal system. However, lawyers think he would probably be unsuccessful in the end. In theory, Beijing could step in to stop him being sent back, but it would be unlikely to relish an all-out public row with the US.
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/17/edward-snowden-not-chinese-spy-beijing
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Edward Snowden 'not a Chinese spy' - Beijing (Original Post)
ProSense
Jun 2013
OP
Suddenly complaints and stories about Chinese Cyber Spying no longer have top billing.
gordianot
Jun 2013
#1
I trust the chinese to tell the truth slightly less than our own government (nt)
The Straight Story
Jun 2013
#3
Well they would know. Surely there is no agency more respected and trustworthy than
el_bryanto
Jun 2013
#4
gordianot
(15,253 posts)1. Suddenly complaints and stories about Chinese Cyber Spying no longer have top billing.
JackN415
(924 posts)2. He is obviously born and bred American to me. Doesn't look Chinese. n/t
The Straight Story
(48,121 posts)3. I trust the chinese to tell the truth slightly less than our own government (nt)
el_bryanto
(11,804 posts)4. Well they would know. Surely there is no agency more respected and trustworthy than
China's foreign ministry.
Bryant
wandy
(3,539 posts)5. You would have expected them to say anything else? nt
JackN415
(924 posts)6. China is the world beacon of human rights, truth and freedom. That's why Snowden is there...
He's not a Chinese spy. China has spoken and that's the end of the issue.
flamingdem
(39,336 posts)7. They have to say he's not a spy or be on the hook to return him
duhsky!
But whatever he's probably not a spy, but that doesn't mean he's being used by China.