Allegations that Chinese and Russian services accessed Snowden's stolen NSA laptops in Hong Kong

Allegations that Chinese and Russian services accessed Snowden's stolen NSA laptops in Hong Kong The passage suggests that foreign intelligence services may have obtained classified NSA material from Snowden’s devices while he was in Hong Kong, linking the incident to high‑level actors (Chinese government, Russian intelligence, former CIA deputy director). It provides specific dates, locations, and named individuals (Snowden, Angela Merkel, Jacob Appelbaum) but lacks concrete evidence or transaction details, limiting immediate investigative steps. Key insights: Claims that Chinese government drained data from Snowden’s four laptops in Hong Kong.; Former CIA Deputy Director Michael Morell is quoted confirming Chinese and Russian interest.; Snowden allegedly disclosed to SCMP that he had access to NSA target lists in China.