USEUROPEAFRICAASIA 中文雙語Fran?ais
    Home / World

    China rejects US accusations over Snowden

    By Li Xiaokun | China Daily | Updated: 2013-06-26 06:52

    China rejects US accusations over Snowden

    China on Tuesday rebutted US accusations that Beijing facilitated the flight of former US National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, saying the blame was "baseless and unacceptable".

    Experts said Washington should not go further to let the event spill over and hamper overall ties.

    Snowden, a fugitive who is wanted by the US government on charges of espionage, left Hong Kong for Moscow on Sunday.

    The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region said in a statement that Snowden left voluntarily and that it had informed the US of the situation.

    Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said at a regular news conference that Hong Kong has handled the case completely according to its law.

    "This is beyond dispute. All parties should respect this," Hua said.

    "Washington has no reason to call into question the Hong Kong SAR government's handling of affairs according to the law.

    "The US criticism of China's central government is baseless. China absolutely cannot accept it."

    The remarks came after former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton lashed out at China in Los Angeles on Monday.

    "That kind of action is not only detrimental to the US-China relationship, but it sets a bad precedent that could unravel the intricate international agreements about how countries respect the laws - and particularly the extradition treaties," the possible 2016 presidential contender said.

    White House spokesman Jay Carney also criticized Beijing in unusually harsh language about Snowden's departure.

    "This was a deliberate choice by the government to release a fugitive despite a valid arrest warrant," Carney said. He said China had "unquestionably" damaged its relationship with Washington.

    "The Chinese have emphasized the importance of building mutual trust," Carney said. "We think that they have dealt that effort a serious setback. If we cannot count on them to honor their legal extradition obligations, then there is a problem."

    However, Stephen Walt, an international affairs professor at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, said on Twitter on Monday, "If Snowden were Chinese or Iranian, had leaked info about their spying and sought asylum in the US, we'd grant it and call him a hero."

    The South China Morning Post in Hong Kong revealed on Sunday Snowden's new claims that the US has been hacking into Chinese mobile phone companies and a backbone network, to steal text messages and data of millions of Chinese citizens.

    Chinese media and Internet users have demanded an explanation from Washington.

    Shi Yinhong, an expert on US studies at Renmin University of China in Beijing, said Snowden's departure from Hong Kong might have been the best result for relations between Beijing and Washington.

    Kenneth Lieberthal, a China expert at the Brookings Institution who was an Asia adviser in former US president Bill Clinton's government, told Reuters that linking Snowden to other issues would undo careful policy aimed at handling issues through separate channels to avoid big ruptures in ties.

    "Over the years, we've sought to prevent any serious disagreement in one issue area from spilling over and degrading the entire relationship," he said.

    Reuters contributed to this story.

    lixiaokun@chinadaily.com.cn

    (China Daily 06/26/2013 page12)

    Today's Top News

    Editor's picks

    Most Viewed

    Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
    License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

    Registration Number: 130349
    FOLLOW US
    在线观看片免费人成视频无码| 国产精品99无码一区二区| 日韩国产精品无码一区二区三区| 综合无码一区二区三区| 久久国产亚洲精品无码| 十八禁视频在线观看免费无码无遮挡骂过 | 日韩人妻无码一区二区三区综合部| 成人无码午夜在线观看| 久久中文字幕视频、最近更新| 精品无码久久久久久久动漫| 亚洲中文字幕无码爆乳AV| √天堂中文www官网在线| 国产 欧美 亚洲 中文字幕| 久久无码av三级| 日韩人妻无码精品久久久不卡| 精品国产aⅴ无码一区二区| 国产精品亚洲w码日韩中文| 久久精品中文字幕一区| 无码 免费 国产在线观看91| 人妻av无码一区二区三区| 无码乱人伦一区二区亚洲一| 伊人久久综合精品无码AV专区| 最新版天堂中文在线| 久久亚洲精品中文字幕| 中文字幕亚洲欧美日韩2019| 免费无码婬片aaa直播表情| 精品久久久久久久无码 | 亚洲中文字幕无码一久久区| 99国产精品无码| 久久久久亚洲?V成人无码| 国产高清无码二区| 99无码熟妇丰满人妻啪啪| 粉嫩高中生无码视频在线观看| 免费人妻无码不卡中文字幕系| 无码AV岛国片在线播放| 日韩av无码久久精品免费| 久久青青草原亚洲av无码app| 久久久久成人精品无码中文字幕 | 亚洲性无码一区二区三区| 无码AV动漫精品一区二区免费| 中文字幕在线看日本大片|