SYDNEY— China and Southeast Asian governments demanded an explanation from the U.S. and its allies following media reports that American and Australian embassies in the region were being used as hubs for Washington's secret electronic data collection program. The reports come amid an international outcry over allegations the U.S. has spied on the telephone communications of as many as 35 foreign leaders. A document from National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden, published this week by German magazine Der Spiegel, describes a signals intelligence program called "Stateroom" in which U.S., British, Australian and Canadian embassies secretly house surveillance equipment to c...
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