Imagine comparing the rule of law in Russia & China to the rule of law in the United Stateshttps://twitter.com/benwizner/status/855175372715036676 …
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Replying to @speechboy71
Very odd that you read this as some kind of defense of CN or RU. It's an argument about extraterritorial application of secrecy laws.
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Replying to @benwizner @speechboy71
If a New York Times reporter, say, conducted espionage against the UK from NY, the US would NEVER take the view that Britain cannot...
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Replying to @benjaminwittes @speechboy71
I'm saying we would never allow China to define the publication of their secrets as "espionage."
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Replying to @benwizner @speechboy71
but what do you mean "allow"? They do precisely that, and we don't prevent it.
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Replying to @benjaminwittes @speechboy71
I mean we would cry bloody murder if China charged David Sanger with espionage under Chinese law.
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Replying to @benwizner @speechboy71
Yes, but I don't think we would make a jurisdictional argument that China does not have authority to criminalize publication of its secrets.
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You're being legalistic here. I'm talking about the principle of reciprocity.
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