US, 5 Eyes Partners Issue Fresh Warnings About China Recruiting Former Western Military Pilots

Published on June 5, 2024

The intelligence communities of the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom published a joint bulletin on June 5, warning that China is continuing its efforts to recruit current and former Western military officials to advance its military power. The joint bulletin states the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is actively using private companies in South Africa and China as avenues to recruit former Western military officials, and former fighter pilots in particular, to train PLA Air Force and Navy aviators. The bulletin warns that this recruiting effort has focused on former fighter pilots from Canada, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Australia, the United States, and other Western nations....

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