CNN The Situation Room June 10, 2013 22:10:00
Surveillance." snowden checked out at the weekend. his current whereabouts unknown. but just why did he pick hong kong, which has an extradition treaty with the united states? snowden told "the guardian" it was because of the megacity's spirited commitment to free speech and the right of political dissent. some suspect he's playing the china card. >> edward snowden must have thought about his role as a pawn between the united states and chinese government. perhaps he thinks if he comes here, that the chinese government would be interested enough to intervene in any extradition efforts. >> repo...