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Why China Let Edward Snowden Go

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Edward Snowden evolved from a tourist to a fugitive to an icon, and, finally, an irritant. And, in the end, the governments with the power to decide his fate—Hong Kong and Beijing—faced a choice: the short-term pain of defying a U.S. request for cooperation, or the long-term anguish of sheltering a man whose biography had become a symbol in China and abroad. 

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Topics: 
Politics
Keywords: 
Edward Snowden