Leak of NSA programs tests US, China ties
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| Associated Press/Evan Vucci, File - FILE - In this Saturday, June 8, 2013 file photo, President Barack Obama, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping wave as they walk at the Annenberg Retreat of the Sunnylands estate in Rancho Mirage, Calif. Weekend revelations that an American whistleblower holed up in Hong Kong has given an early test to the new working relationship the presidents of the U.S. and China tried to forge just a day earlier. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) |
BEIJING (AP) — A day after the presidents of China and the United States ended their first summit, pledges of cooperation by the two leaders faced an early test from an unexpected quarter -- an American intelligence contractor was leaking highly sensitive U.S. surveillance programs from his hiding place in the Chinese territory of Hong Kong.
China, which has long chafed at U.S. accusations that it carries out extensive surveillance on American government and commercial operations, may now have to make a decision on how to deal with the problem presented by the 29-year-old Edward Snowden, who has come out as the source of the leaks.
Cyber-security was one of the main topics during the informal summit this weekend between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and President Barack Obama at an estate in the California desert where they also sought to build a personal relationship.
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