{"id":1700821,"date":"2022-10-18T07:48:35","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T11:48:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1700821"},"modified":"2022-10-18T07:48:35","modified_gmt":"2022-10-18T11:48:35","slug":"a-stunning-breach-of-security-china-turns-to-new-tactic-to-boost-military-using-ex-british-pilots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-stunning-breach-of-security-china-turns-to-new-tactic-to-boost-military-using-ex-british-pilots\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018A Stunning Breach Of Security\u2019: China Turns To New Tactic To Boost Military Using Ex-British Pilots"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fa-stunning-breach-of-security-china-turns-to-new-tactic-to-boost-military-using-ex-british-pilots%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1700821&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Communist China has been using headhunters in South Africa to recruit ex-British military pilots to train pilots in China\u2019s People\u2019s Liberation Army, which has left Western officials scrambling to put an end to the practice.<\/p>\n<p>Officials have said China has lured away dozens, potentially around 30 ex-military pilots, from the U.K. by paying them salaries of around $270,000 per year.<\/p>\n<p>The New York Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/10\/17\/world\/europe\/china-recruit-uk-military-pilots.html\">reported<\/a> that the U.K. is now working with allied nations to put an end to Beijing snatching away ex-military personnel due to the national security risks that it poses to the nations.<\/p>\n<p>While none of the ex-military pilots appeared to be breaking criminal laws by helping the Chinese, British officials were determined to \u201ctighten the controls on retired service members\u201d to protect against them helping foreign adversaries in activities that could violate espionage laws, The Times said.<\/p>\n<p>Deborah Haynes at Sky News reported that a defense analyst described the development as a \u201cstunning breach of security\u201d while a former senior military officer called the news \u201cappalling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A retired senior <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RoyalAirForce?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RoyalAirForce<\/a> officer said: \u201cWow\u2026 that is appalling. What were they thinking?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>3\/<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Deborah Haynes (@haynesdeborah) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/haynesdeborah\/status\/1582146476041723904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 17, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The report noted that none of the former military personnel whisked away by the Chinese have flown the most advanced fighter jets in the Royal Air Force and that most of the pilots had only flown older generation jets.<\/p>\n<p>Still, officials were worried about the practice and are determined to put an end to it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are taking decisive steps to stop Chinese recruitment schemes attempting to head hunt serving and former U.K. Armed Forces pilots to train People\u2019s Liberation Army personnel in the People\u2019s Republic of China,\u201d a spokesman for the Defense Ministry told Times on the condition of anonymity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll serving and former personnel are already subject to the Official Secrets Act,\u201d the defense spokesman said, \u201cand we are reviewing the use of confidentiality contracts and nondisclosure agreements across Defense, while the new national security bill will create additional tools to tackle contemporary security challenges \u2014 including this one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Officials told Sky News that the Chinese were seeking Western pilots because they wanted to know how to \u201cbest to counter\u201d the \u201ccapabilities\u201d of the fighter jets that NATO countries use.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not training Chinese pilots on Western jets. It\u2019s taking Western pilots of great experience to help develop Chinese military air force tactics and capabilities,\u201d the official said. \u201cIt\u2019s really the Chinese having an understanding of what the latest generation of tactics and approaches and capabilities would be were the Chinese military to get into situations coming up against those types of assets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cIt&#8217;s really the Chinese having an understanding of what the latest generation of tactics and approaches and capabilities would be were the Chinese military to get into situations coming up against those types of assets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>14\/<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Deborah Haynes (@haynesdeborah) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/haynesdeborah\/status\/1582150925396779008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 17, 2022<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Communist China has been using headhunters in South Africa to recruit ex-British military pilots to train pilots in China\u2019s People\u2019s Liberation Army, which has left Western officials scrambling to put an end to the practice. 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