US has been hacking China for years: Whistle-blower Snowden
June 13, 2013 09:49
US whistle-blower Edward Snowden has emerged from hiding in Hong Kong and revealed to the South China Morning Post that he will stay in the city to fight likely attempts by his government to have him extradited for leaking state secrets.
In an exclusive interview carried out from a secret location in the city, the former Central Intelligence Agency analyst also made explosive claims that the US government had been hacking into computers in Hong Kong and on the mainland for years.
A week since revelations that the US has been secretly collecting phone and online data of its citizens, he said he will stay in the city 'until I am asked to leave', adding: "I have had many opportunities to flee HK, but I would rather stay and fight the US government in the courts, because I have faith in HK's rule of law."
The 29-year-old, who US authorities have confirmed is now the subject of a criminal case, said he was neither a hero nor a traitor
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