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> “Hong Kong” is not “China”, and if it subjectively is now, was less so at the time. As far as the Chinese intelligence services are concerned, there is no di

> “Hong Kong” is not “China”, and if it subjectively is now, was less so at the time. As far as the Chinese intelligence services are concerned, there is no difference. The maintained a heavy presence and operated as freely there then as they do now. > He was aiming for Ecuador, or similar. He seems to have found himself on the wrong side of the Pacific for that to be true. > It’s really mostly a matter of politics (and a bit of luck) that he didn’t get scooped up in HK for one intent or another. It’s historically common for walk-ins to be turned away or reported by the receiving state to avoid political heat. Same happened to Jean-Phillippe Wispelaere and Brian Regan.

DANmode 6mo ago
He wasn’t a walk-in, his lawyer contacted the Chinese to see if they’d let him leave and continue on. It seems like you’re intentionally not interested in learning the details of the story, so I’m not going to engage with you anymore. Think what you like, just don’t misinform the reader.
- bigfatkitten 6mo ago
  > He wasn’t a walk-in, his lawyer contacted the Chinese to see if they’d let him leave and continue on. What else would you call a disgruntled SharePoint admin who shows up unannounced on your figurative doorstep with an enormous volume of classified material belonging to an adversary? > It seems like you’re intentionally not interested in learning the details of the story, so I’m not going to engage with you anymore. I’m well aware of the reality of the story but if you’re going to let your own ideology shape how you perceive them, I’m not going to stop you.
  - DANmode 6mo ago
    If hiding indoors in shitholes is “showing up unannounced on your figurative doorstep”, I have a bridge to sell you - cheap. Your comments make it clear you are not aware of the realities of the story: https://www.dw.com/en/snowden-sought-refuge-among-hong-kongs-refugees/a-19532555 https://www.dw.com/en/snowden-sought-refuge-among-hong-kongs... or you believe some of them have been broadly misrepresented by multiple sources and you’re failing to say that, which is a waste of the reader’s time - and mine. Say what you’re trying to say - or bugger off?

DANmode 6mo ago

He wasn’t a walk-in, his lawyer contacted the Chinese to see if they’d let him leave and continue on. It seems like you’re intentionally not interested in learning the details of the story, so I’m not going to engage with you anymore. Think what you like, just don’t misinform the reader.

bigfatkitten 6mo ago
> He wasn’t a walk-in, his lawyer contacted the Chinese to see if they’d let him leave and continue on. What else would you call a disgruntled SharePoint admin who shows up unannounced on your figurative doorstep with an enormous volume of classified material belonging to an adversary? > It seems like you’re intentionally not interested in learning the details of the story, so I’m not going to engage with you anymore. I’m well aware of the reality of the story but if you’re going to let your own ideology shape how you perceive them, I’m not going to stop you.
- DANmode 6mo ago
  If hiding indoors in shitholes is “showing up unannounced on your figurative doorstep”, I have a bridge to sell you - cheap. Your comments make it clear you are not aware of the realities of the story: https://www.dw.com/en/snowden-sought-refuge-among-hong-kongs-refugees/a-19532555 https://www.dw.com/en/snowden-sought-refuge-among-hong-kongs... or you believe some of them have been broadly misrepresented by multiple sources and you’re failing to say that, which is a waste of the reader’s time - and mine. Say what you’re trying to say - or bugger off?