That is an evasive answer to the question: "The US Government alleged that you gave sensitive information to the Chinese."
Based on his answer, he probably did give sensitive information to the Chinese.
Based on his answer, he probably did give sensitive information to the Chinese.
The things you can learn if you click the link, huh?
Who have the journalists passed it along to, voluntarily or through coercion? We have no idea. Once it's out of his hands, Snowden himself can't know for sure.
Are we supposed to believe that Chinese intelligence has been wringing its hands for the past decade, just wishing a US whistleblower would reveal a bunch of stuff to the media so they can figure out what's going on? They do have real spies, you know.
This is a smokescreen.
I'm saying, he very possibly gave sensitive information to the Chinese government, perhaps inadvertently or through indiscretion. You don't have to be a Chinese spy to do that (he was actually the one who presented the false equivalence).
The issue here is an attempt to paint him as influenced or controlled by the Chinese in his decision to take documents, which would instantly make him reviled by a lot of people who will hail him as a hero as long as believe he did it of his own accord.