Snowden affair clouds U.S. attempts to press China to curb cyber theft

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Snowden affair clouds U.S. attempts to press China to curb cyber theft

By Paul Eckert

(Reuters) - Revelations by former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden will make it harder for the United States to confront China at talks this week over the alleged cyber theft of trade secrets worth hundreds of billions of dollars each year.

Snowden's disclosures of American electronic surveillance around the world give China an argument to counter U.S. complaints that it steals private intellectual property (IP) from U.S. companies and research centers.

Cyber security is at the center of high-level meetings between the two countries in Washington that will show whether a positive tone struck by President Barack Obama and new Chinese President Xi Jinping at a summit last month can translate into cooperation on difficult issues.

Top U.S. officials from Obama down have long tried to convince China to recognize a clear line between the kind of cyber espionage by spy agencies revealed by Snowden and the stealing of technology.

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http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/07/08/usa-china-cyber-idINDEE9670G820130708

The Snowden leak already paying dividends...for China.

A big "FU" to the United States by other countries?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023185307

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