In the context of China, this is a red herring. China is not a poor little country being bullied around by the United States. China is a major power and has a long history of engaging in cyber attacks against the US government and US companies, including many companies that people here work for. This is a serious PITA for the tech industry and has resulted in data being stolen from hundreds of companies. We expect our government to do something about it, and Snowden leaking the details of how they are doing it is not benevolent in any sense, in my opinion.