【路透社 20150311】斯诺登：新西兰对中国等亚洲国家实施间谍活动

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Electronic surveillance by New Zealand's government extends from China, its biggest trading partner, to Antarctica and is shared with the United States and other international allies, according to documents released on Wednesday.

据美国国家安全局（NSA）承包商前雇员斯诺登最新披露的文件，新西兰政府的电子监控项目覆盖中国直至南极等诸多国家和地区，相关情报与美国及其他盟国共享。

The latest documents released by former U.S. National Security Authority (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden show that New Zealand's spy agency collects data on communications from about 20 nations, including China, Japan, North Korea, Iran, and Antarctica, many of whom are close trade partners.

最新文件显示，新西兰间谍机构从约20个国家和地区采集通讯数据，包括中国、日本、朝鲜、伊朗以及南极等，其中许多国家与新西兰有着密切的贸易关系。

The intelligence gathered by the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) was passed on to the NSA and intelligence agencies in Australia, Britain and Canada, which along with New Zealand are members of the "Five Eyes" surveillance network, according to the documents dated April 2013.

这些日期为2013年4月的文件显示，新西兰政府通信安全局（GCSB）将收集到的情报传递给美国NSA以及澳大利亚、英国和加拿大的情报机构，这四个国家与新西兰是“五眼”（Five Eyes）情报联盟的成员国。

Published in the New Zealand Herald newspaper and the Intercept website, the papers show that the GCSB's reach extends beyond South Pacific Island nations reported last week, and that the country has ramped up its mass surveillance in past years.

这些文件内容发布在《新西兰先驱报》（New Zealand Herald）和Intercept网站，文件显示，新西兰GCSB的触角延伸至南太平洋岛国以外的更广地区，且该国近年来加大了大规模监控力度。

"If it was just ... for New Zealand's sake it's hard to believe we would be running high-tech spying operations against them," investigative writer Nicky Hager, who is collaborating with the media outlets, told TV One.

调查作家海格（Nicky Hager）对TV One电视台说：“如果只是为了新西兰自身，很难想象要针对那些国家进行高科技间谍活动。”

"The only rational reason why you can say we're doing it is to pay our dues, or pay the cost of being part of the U.S. alliance."

“唯一合理的解释是，我们这么做是在尽义务，或者说是作为美国盟国之一要付出的代价。”

Documents released on Wednesday include an NSA review of GCSB operations, which state that New Zealand "continues to be especially helpful in its ability to provide NSA ready access to areas and countries ... difficult for the U.S. to access".

周三曝光的文件中还包括美国NSA对GCSB行动的评估，NSA评估称新西兰“仍非常有帮助，能协助NSA掌握……美国难以直接获取的地区和国家情况”。

The GCSB and the office of Prime Minister John Key declined to comment on the latest revelations, the New Zealand Herald and the Intercept reports said. There was no immediate response when Reuters sought a comment.

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