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Anyone who follows China's foreign policy knows that it's entirely driven by economic interests (eg, supplying weapons to Sudan during the Darfur genocide, brea
by nir 13y ago
Anyone who follows China's foreign policy knows that it's entirely driven by economic interests (eg, supplying weapons to Sudan during the Darfur genocide, breaking the UN embargo). From a pure economic standpoint, the US government could easily make it more beneficial to give up Snowden then to keep him.
- crdoconnor 13y agoIt's not purely economic. China stands to gain in intelligence stakes by making HK a desirable destination for US defectors. Having a high profile example to point to will make convincing others easier.