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This still doesn't explain why he didn't choose a country with no possibility of extradition like, uh, any of these: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extradition_la
by gboone42 13y ago
This still doesn't explain why he didn't choose a country with no possibility of extradition like, uh, any of these: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extradition_law_in_the_United_States#Countries_with_diplomatic_relations_but_no_extradition_treaty http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extradition_law_in_the_United_S...
They may not be technological paradises, but it's pretty hard (nearly impossible) to be extradited to the US from any of them.
- rdouble 13y agoHe did. China is on that list. Hong Kong is China.
- gboone42 13y agoRight, it is but it isn't. The whole point of the piece is that because of HK's complicated relationship with China it makes extradition possible, just very hard. I guess my point is, why not Shanghai? I'm sure the PRC would love the opportunity to grand asylum to an Internet freedom activist.
- rdouble 13y agoMy opinion is that he didn't really think it through that far, but that seems to be an unpopular thing to say on HN.