Alleged Chinese veto of Snowden extradition from Hong Kong and behind‑the‑scenes legal strategy
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The passage suggests that China exercised a veto right under a 1999 HK‑US extradition treaty to prevent Edward Snowden’s arrest, citing a high‑level meeting between Xi Jinping and President Obama as a China allegedly held a veto power under a 1999 Hong Kong‑US extradition agreement. A meeting between Xi Jinping and Barack Obama is cited as context for China’s decision. Hong Kong officials reported
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