UK Says China’s Military Is Recruiting Ex-British Air Force Pilots For Training And Intel

 

CNBC: China’s military is trying to recruit ex-British Air Force pilots for training and intel, UK says 

* While training and recruiting pilots is not illegal under U.K. law, the practice presents an intelligence risk as U.K. officials suspect China’s military aims to learn about tactics and operations employed by Western pilots. 

* Some 30 former British military pilots are believed to have gone to work for China to train personnel in its People’s Liberation Army, according to a BBC report. 

* Recruitment is said to be ramping up, with former pilots being offered large paychecks to work for the Chinese. 

China’s military is headhunting ex-British Air Force pilots for their training skills and expertise — and the U.K. government is working to stop it, the U.K.’s Ministry of Defence said Tuesday. 

“We are taking decisive steps to stop Chinese recruitment schemes attempting to headhunt serving and former UK Armed Forces pilots to train People’s Liberation Army personnel in the People’s Republic of China,” an MOD spokesperson told CNBC in a statement. 

Some 30 former British military pilots are believed to have gone to work for China to train personnel in its People’s Liberation Army, according to a BBC report on the topic published Tuesday. Recruitment is said to be ramping up, with former pilots being offered large paychecks to work for the Chinese.  

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WNU Editor: This is a major security breach. There are now calls to have these pilots stripped of their citizenship .... Calls to strip ex-UK pilots of citizenship for training Chinese army branded 'unfair' (iNews). 

UK Says China’s Military Is Trying To Recruit Ex-British Air Force Pilots For Training And Intel  

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China has recruited dozens of British ex-military pilots to train Chinese counterparts: report -- FOX News

UK to issue ‘threat alert’ over China’s attempts to recruit RAF pilots -- The Guardian  

UK warns China is recruiting British pilots to train its military -- CNN

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UK to change law to stop RAF pilots training Chinese military, says minister -- The Guardian  

Name and shame the treacherous pilots! Former colleagues slam RAF Top Guns who trained Chinese how to shoot down aircraft as 'traitors' -- Daily Mail  

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