China and President of the United States, a day after finished their first summit, the leaders of the two countries pledged cooperation faces from an unexpected quarter early testing is highly sensitive - U.S. intelligence contractors to reveal the us spy plane plan his hiding place, within the territory of China in Hong Kong.
China has long accused in the United States, the American government and business operations on a wide range of monitoring abrasion, but must make a decision right now, this year 29 years old Edward snowdon, who has question how to deal with the leak source column.
Network security is in the informal summit this weekend they also try to establish a personal relationship in the California desert property between xi jinping, China's leaders and President barack Obama's agenda.
But snowden, has been in Hong Kong into China was America's domestic problems.
"It will be seen as both sides as an unwelcome distraction," beth tang said jean-pierre card, a Chinese politics expert at Hong Kong Baptist university.
"This is at a delicate moment, because Mr Obama's summit and the bigger problem, must solve the two governments and the President discussed between the two countries."
"The guardian" newspaper reported on Sunday, snowden - he said, he was in the national security agency and the cia - think the phone records and scouring the Internet program leak source monitoring solution. Snowdon's work as a contractor for the national security agency's office in Hawaii, until he left Hong Kong on May 20, "the guardian" reported.
Snowdon in Monday's exact whereabouts is unknown.
U.S. officials believe, may be the most pressing bilateral challenges to network security, barack Obama faced concrete evidence of theft of intellectual property rights, the United States from China the sunrise. Xi jinping says China is also victim of cyber attacks, but did not publicly acknowledge their country's call.
Leak Washington his injury to a domestic monitoring plan could eventually put pressure on the United States to China, for network security efforts, said zhu feng, china-us relations expert at Peking University.
"That will hurt America's bargaining power, and forced his reputation after China's cyber attacks, this is to tell the truth," he said. "China might tell us," don't be too high, don't take the moral high ground. "
When to go to Hong Kong, snowden to a part of China, relative autonomy and a commitment to what he called free speech. While Hong Kong has an extradition treaty with the United States in the file there are some exceptions, including is seen as a political crime.
However, any negotiations will involve about he might return to Beijing, it's not possible, to jeopardize their relationship with Washington, someone would consider political interest is not big, some analysts said.
"He's not for any particular purpose of any information in China, or there is a lot of political utility", Hong Kong university of science and technology of China political experts said zweig.
Zweig said that both sides can try to downplay it, said they don't want to waste of efforts in California at the weekend.
A major highlight of this summit is 50 minutes' walk, Mr Obama and Mr Xi across the desert minus their advisors on Saturday - and their coat and tie, sitting on a California redwood bench, Obama to seal as a gift.
"Shirt sleeves" summit looks nice, they look like they really tried to kick back and put their feet and talk about what they see countries "zweig said." I can't imagine, after all this effort, they intend to make such a thing, make a mess. "
The Chinese foreign ministry issued a review request on this issue did not immediately respond.
Beth tang, Hong Kong Baptist university experts, recommended snowden appearance in Hong Kong, may provides an opportunity to the United States and China, to prove that they can work together.
Both sides, he says, shows the similar work ability in dealing with China's police chief, wang lijun in February of last flight, the American consulate triggered China's biggest political scandal. American diplomats said they would not have been able to grant asylum. Wang After overnight stay in the consulate, wang's return to China's national security.
"Also, I don't think this kind of situation will be in a visible way, in order not to make the complex relationship, this is quite complicated, card, tang said."
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