1、Measured tones mask Washingtons fury with Hong Kong over SnowdenJune 24, 2013 - Updated 1505 GMT (2305 HKT)Analysts say Hong Kongs pointed questions over cyber-hacking are aimed at placating domestic concerns.STORY HIGHLIGHTS Washington sends tersely worded statement to Hong Kong over Snowden case U
2、nderstated language spells out U.S. anger that Snowden was allowed to leave for Moscow Speculation strong Beijing was behind decision to allow Snowden to leave Hong Kong Analysts say Hong Kong acted within its laws and independently of Beijing(CNN) - It was clear from the statement from the National
3、 Security Council (NSC) on Monday that the United States is deeply annoyed with Hong Kong.Couched in diplomatic language, the statement spelled out Washingtons position: Hong Kong dropped the ball on Edward Snowden and the U.S. wants Russia to pick it up.“We are disappointed by the decision of the a
4、uthorities in Hong Kong to permit Mr. Snowden to flee despite the legally valid U.S. request to arrest him for purposes of his extradition under the U.S.-Hong Kong Surrender Agreement,“ said NSC spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden in a statement.“We have registered our strong objections to the authorities in
5、 Hong Kong as well as to the Chinese government through diplomatic channels and noted that such behavior is detrimental to U.S.-Hong Kong and U.S.-China bilateral relations.“The statement went on to remind Russia that the U.S. had in the past returned numerous high-level criminals at the request of
6、the Russian government.“We expect the Russian Government to look at all options available to expel Mr. Snowden back to the U.S. to face justice for the crimes with which he is charged.“A time bomb that could threaten the Sino-U.S. relationship has been defusedJin CanrongWhile there has been speculat
7、ion that Beijing was behind the final decision to allow NSA leaker Snowden to leave Hong Kong - a semi-autonomous Chinese territory - on Sunday, Hong Kong authorities insist the judicial process was independent of China.Simon Young Ngai-man, director of the Centre for Comparative and Public Law at t
8、he University of Hong Kong, downplayed the apparent spat between Washington and Hong saying there may be nothing more to the Hong Kong decision than what it has publicly maintained: that Washington failed to meet the requirements under Hong Kong law that would have allowed the police to detain Snowd
9、en.“We dont know all the details as to why the Hong Kong government said the paperwork for the request was not in place; maybe the U.S. government rushed in sending their package over and really didnt submit a good set of documents,“ Young said, adding that he thought the response from the U.S. Just
10、ice Department had been fairly measured.Nevertheless, he said that getting a provisional warrant in order required a “low threshold“ of preparation.“Why didnt Hong Kong authorities move more quickly? Hong Kong authorities would probably say this is just our protocol, this is how we do these things a
11、nd in this case we didnt see any reason to make it an exception or treat it with any greater urgency.“A U.S. Justice Department official said that the United States had met requirements and disputed the assertion from Hong Kongs government.Despite fears bilateral ties between the U.S. and Hong Kong
12、could be damaged, Young said the relationship between the two governments was too deep and longstanding for the extradition drama to have any permanent affect.Snowden flees Hong Kong for RussiaWhy did HK allow Snowden to go?Could Snowden stay in Russia?“It may well be they will just sort of brush it
13、 under the carpet as a regrettable incident and it probably wont have any implications beyond that,“ Young said. “Its probably too early to say, but my intuition is that there probably wont be too much (fallout from Snowden).“While the Hong Kong statement on Snowden pointedly requested a clarificati
14、on from Washington of Snowdens claims that the U.S. had hacked targets in the territory, Young said he believed that this was aimed at domestic concerns over Snowden rather than any veiled attack on Washington.“It simply says to the Hong Kong people youve expressed a lot of concern about this, CY Le
15、ung (the territorys chief executive) has said he is going to make inquiries and I think it just reiterated that,“ he said.Other analysts said that Hong Kong and Beijing were probably relieved that a potentially protracted and embarrassing diplomatic problem was now outside their jurisdiction.Jin Can
16、rong, a leading foreign relations scholar and associate dean of Renmin Universitys School of International Relations in Beijing, told Hong Kongs South China Morning Post that Snowdens departure was ideal for Beijing.“A time bomb that could threaten the Sino-U.S. relationship has been defused, even t
17、hough the saga will go on and Snowden can still make more revelations. The strategy Beijing has been using in dealing with the case was to let Hong Kong handle it independently and keep a distance from it. I believe Beijing would not proactively take advantage of the intelligence Snowden revealed, b
18、ecause that would provoke Washington and rub salt into its wounds.“Jin also told the paper: “Actually Beijing made some gains from the Snowden saga, because his revelations provided Beijing some bargaining chips for future negotiations with Washington in cybersecurity; Washington has lost the moral
19、high ground on this front.“Analysts say China has used Snowdens claims that the U.S. hacked computer networks in Hong Kong and the mainland to put the U.S. on the defensive in their ongoing cybersecurity dispute.Meanwhile, analysts will be waiting anxiously to see if Washington files any official co
20、mplaint over the matter.Whether the requisite amount of face - an essential part of the Chinese diplomatic discourse - has been saved from the Snowden saga has still to play out.“I think in the long run (it will be resolved), but there will be questions asked,“ Young said.翻译华盛顿的愤怒测量音调面具与香港在斯诺登由彼得沙德博
21、尔,CNN2013 年 6 月 24 日-更新于格林尼治标准时间 (2305 HKT)分析师说香港的尖锐的问题在网络黑客旨在安抚国内问题。故事强调 华盛顿发送到香港精练地措辞的声明在斯诺登案例 朴素的语言说明了美国的愤怒,斯诺登被允许前往莫斯科 猜测背后强大的北京决定允许斯诺登离开香港 分析师称香港自己的行为属于法律和独立于北京(CNN)很清楚从语句从国家安全委员会(NSC) 周一,美国与香港非常恼火。在外交语言表达,语句说明华盛顿的位置:香港放弃了爱德华斯诺登和美国希望俄罗斯把它捡起来。“我们感到失望的决定在香港当局允许奥斯诺登逃离尽管合法有效的美国请求来逮捕他为了他的引渡在美国香港投降协议
22、,”凯特琳海登说 NSC 发言人在一份声明中。“我们有注册我们的强烈反对当局在香港以及中国政府通过外交渠道,并指出这种行为是不利于美国香港和美国中美两国关系。”声明接着提醒俄罗斯,美国在过去众多高级罪犯返回的请求俄罗斯政府。“我们预计,俄罗斯政府考虑所有的选项可用来驱逐斯诺登先生回美国的罪行进行审判,指控。”一枚定时炸弹,可能危及中美。关系已经缓和金灿荣虽然人们一直在猜测,北京是最终决定让背后的国家安全局泄密斯诺登离开香港一个半自治的中国领土周日,香港当局坚持司法过程是独立的中国。西蒙年轻男人 ngai,中心主任比较和公共法律在香港大学,对华盛顿和香港之间明显吐说可能有什么多香港决定比公开维护
23、:华盛顿未能满足要求根据香港法律,允许警察拘留斯诺登。“我们不知道所有的细节,为什么香港政府说的文件请求未能到位,也许美国政府派遣他们的包冲进来,真的不提交一套好的文件,”杨说,并补充说,他认为响应从美国司法部已经相当测量。不过,他说,让一个临时证为“低门槛”所需的准备。“为什么没有香港当局行动快些?香港当局可能会说这只是我们的协议,这是我们如何做这些事情,在这种情况下我们没有看到何理由让它异常或对它有任何更大的紧迫感。美国司法部官员说,美国遇到的需求和有争议的断言从香港政府。尽管担心两国关系的美国和香港可能受损,年轻的说两国政府之间的关系太深,长期为引渡戏剧有任何永久性的影响。斯诺登逃离香港
24、俄罗斯为什么香港允许斯诺登去吗?可以呆在俄罗斯斯诺登?“这很可能是他们只会种刷它在地毯作为一个令人遗憾的事件,它可能不会有任何影响除此之外,”杨说。“这可能还为时尚早,但我的直觉是,有可能不会太多( 余波斯诺登)。”而香港声明要求澄清斯诺登尖锐地从华盛顿的斯诺登的声称美国在领土入侵目标,年轻的说他相信这是针对国内的担忧而不是任何含蓄的斯诺登袭击华盛顿。“它只是说香港人你已经表达了很多担心这,CY 梁(香港的首席执行官 )说,他是要询价,我认为它只是重申,”他说。其他分析师表示,香港和北京可能是松了口气,一个潜在的长期且尴尬的外交问题是现在他们管辖范围之外。金灿荣一家领先外国学者和副院长的关系人
25、民大学国际关系学院的在北京,告诉香港的南华早报斯诺登的离开,是理想的北京。“一枚定时炸弹,可能危及中美。关系已经缓和,尽管传奇将继续和斯诺登仍然可以使更多的启示。北京的策略已经被使用在处理这起案件是让香港独立处理它和它保持一定距离。我相信北京将不主动利用情报斯诺登透露,因为这将激起华盛顿和盐擦在伤口。”金还告诉记者:“其实北京做了一些收益,因为他发现斯诺登传奇提供北京一些讨价还价的筹码,为未来的谈判与华盛顿在网络安全;华盛顿已经失去了在这方面道德高地。”分析人士说,中国已经使用斯诺登的说法,美国黑客攻击计算机网络在香港和内地把美国处于守势的网络安全纠纷。与此同时,分析师将在焦急地等待华盛顿文件对此事的任何官方投诉。是否规定数量的脸必不可少的一部分,中国外交话语得救的斯诺登的传奇仍打出来。“我认为从长远来看( 这将是解决), 但会有问题问,” 杨说。
