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Extraction Summary
3
People
8
Organizations
3
Locations
1
Events
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Relationships
2
Quotes
Document Information
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Narrative report / book excerpt (house oversight production)
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Summary
This document appears to be page 183 of a narrative report or book included in a House Oversight production (Bates stamped HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_020335). It details Edward Snowden's May 2013 trip to Hong Kong, discussing the heavy surveillance capabilities of Chinese intelligence services operating out of the Prince of Wales skyscraper. The text analyzes the geopolitical implications, noting that while Snowden viewed himself as a whistleblower, Chinese intelligence likely viewed him as a pawn, and the US State Department had to issue strict security protocols for devices in the region due to cyber espionage threats.
People (3)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Snowden | Subject / Intelligence Leaker |
Traveled to Hong Kong with NSA secrets; viewed as potential pawn in 'Game of Nations'.
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| Greenwald | Journalist |
Person Snowden told he was counting on Chinese presence to deter CIA.
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| Former CIA station chief | Source |
Quoted in September 2013 regarding CIA operations in Hong Kong.
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Organizations (8)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Chinese intelligence service |
Maintains large base in Hong Kong; monitors foreign operatives.
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| US State Department |
Instructed personnel to avoid smart phones in HK/China.
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| CIA |
Found it difficult to operate in HK; regards HK as 'hostile territory'.
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| British intelligence |
Found it difficult to operate in HK.
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| DIA |
Kept a few officers in HK.
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| NSA |
Source of 'level 3 secrets' carried by Snowden.
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| South China Post |
Newspaper controlled by mainland China where Snowden gave an interview.
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| YouTube |
Described as the 'global stage' for Snowden.
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Locations (3)
| Location | Context |
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Location of Snowden's travel and Chinese intelligence base.
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Location where Chinese intelligence officers are officially stationed in central Hong Kong.
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Administrating power over Hong Kong.
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Key Quotes (2)
"the CIA “regards Hong Kong as hostile territory.”"Source
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Quote #1
"Snowden may have esteemed himself to be an independent actor playing Prometheus on a global stage provided by YouTube, but the Chinese may have viewed him as nothing more as another pawn in the Game of Nations."Source
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Quote #2
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