Beijing Recruiting Western Pilots to Train its Air Force Personnel

Beijing Recruiting Western Pilots to Train its Air Force Personnel
Pilots in conversation. The tail of an American Airlines aircraft is seen in the background in Dallas, Texas on Feb. 14, 2013. Mike Stone/file/Reuters
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Beijing is recruiting large numbers of British, French, Australian, and Canadian pilots to train its air force. Carl Schuster, former director of operations at U.S. Pacific Command’s Joint Intelligence Center, warned that the West is helping the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) become a threat.

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) says it believes that up to 30 former British military pilots are providing training in China, and says it has been in contact with many others, including British personnel currently serving. Each pilots is paid £237,911 (about $272,842).

Jenny Li has contributed to The Epoch Times since 2010. She has reported on Chinese politics, economics, human rights issues, and U.S.-China relations. She has extensively interviewed Chinese scholars, economists, lawyers, and rights activists in China and overseas.
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