China has demanded the United States provide an explanation over its
spying programme amid reports that Washington’s missions in the country
were involved, with state media on Friday urging the withdrawal of
American agents, reports BSS.
The Sydney Morning Herald newspaper, amplifying an earlier report by the German magazine Der Spiegel, said Tuesday that a top-secret map leaked by fugitive intelligence analyst Edward Snowden showed 90 US surveillance facilities at embassies and consulates worldwide.
The facilities in East Asia were focused on China, with centres in the US embassy in Beijing and US consulates in the commercial hub Shanghai and Chengdu, the capital of the southwestern province of Sichuan, it said.
Hua Chunying, spokeswoman for China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said Thursday that Beijing had “severe concerns” about the reports. “We require the US to make a clarification and give an explanation,” she told reporters at a regular briefing. “We require friendly diplomatic missions and personnel in China to strictly abide by international treaties… and do not engage in any activity that… may jeopardise China’s security and interests.”
The Sydney Morning Herald newspaper, amplifying an earlier report by the German magazine Der Spiegel, said Tuesday that a top-secret map leaked by fugitive intelligence analyst Edward Snowden showed 90 US surveillance facilities at embassies and consulates worldwide.
The facilities in East Asia were focused on China, with centres in the US embassy in Beijing and US consulates in the commercial hub Shanghai and Chengdu, the capital of the southwestern province of Sichuan, it said.
Hua Chunying, spokeswoman for China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said Thursday that Beijing had “severe concerns” about the reports. “We require the US to make a clarification and give an explanation,” she told reporters at a regular briefing. “We require friendly diplomatic missions and personnel in China to strictly abide by international treaties… and do not engage in any activity that… may jeopardise China’s security and interests.”
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