RCMP Investigating Allegations of Former Canadian Fighter Pilots Training Chinese Military Aviators

Chinese fighter jets take off at the Yangcun Air Force base of the People's Liberation Army Air Force in Tianjin, southeast of Beijing, in a file photo. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

The RCMP has confirmed it is investigating allegations that former Canadian military pilots were involved in training Chinese military pilots.

In an emailed statement on Nov. 8, the RCMP said it is looking into reports of former pilots from the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) allegedly training Chinese military pilots at a South African flight school.