Some of America’s allies, now professing outrage at disclosures of US spying, have been known to do the same thing to the US. According to the US, when it inspects a non-American’s e-mail, it is searching for terrorist connections, and has often shared the findings with its allies.
中国不是唯一一个窃取知识产权的国家。美国的一些盟国——目前纷纷对被曝光的美国间谍活动表示愤慨——据信也对美国做过同样的事。按照美国的说法，当它检查非美国人的电子邮件时，它寻找的是与恐怖分子的联系，并且通常将这一信息与盟国共享。