China accuses U.S. of cyber security hypocrisy amid Snowden dispute


  • World
  • Thursday, 27 Jun 2013

BEIJING (Reuters) - China accused the United States on Thursday of "double standards" and hypocrisy in the area of cyber security as tension flared between Beijing and Washington over the flight of fugitive former spy agency contractor Edward Snowden.

China fired its latest salvo two days after it rejected U.S. accusations it had helped Snowden, who is facing espionage charges in the United States, to escape prosecution by allowing him to leave Hong Kong.

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