Another is German Chancellor Angela Merkel.She angrily called Obama to make sure that her cell phone was not tapped.

　　The White House press secretary Jay Carney said the US “is not monitoring and will not monitor” Merkel's communications.But German officials pointed out that the US did not deny monitoring the phone in the past.

　　So why has the US been spying on its allies(盟友)？According to Jeffrey Richelson，author of the book The US Intelligence Community，it's because the countries don't have identical(同样的)interests.“There are very few allies that are so close that there's no point in collecting intelligence，” said Richelson.

　　China has not been spared from US monitoring，either，according to Der Spiegel.US listening posts(监听站)have been built in many cities in China such as Beijing，Shanghai，Chengdu，Hong Kong and Taipei.

　　“Countries like China and Russia，who may fall in the category of an American ‘rival(对手)’，can only imagine the extent(程度)of US tapping，” noted China Daily.

　　Calling cybersecurity(网络安全)“a matter of sovereignty(主权)”，Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said China will take necessary measures to safeguard information security，China Daily reported on Oct 31.

　　【语篇解读】　本文是资讯报导。报导了美国窃听风暴波及全球，引起了各国的强烈抗议。

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