Australia to investigate reports that its former pilots trained Chinese military

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Australia to investigate reports that its former pilots trained Chinese military

Australia's defence minister said the military was investigating reports its former pilots were accepting training roles in China, as Britain said it could take legal action to stop its pilots from being similarly recruited on national security grounds.

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The British government said on Tuesday (Oct 18) it was taking steps to stop China from trying to recruit serving and former British military pilots to train the Chinese armed forces. The BBC reported up to 30 former military pilots had gone to train China's People's Liberation Army.

Australia's Defence Minister Richard Marles said he had asked the defence department to investigate claims that former Australian military pilots had also been recruited to join a South African flight school that operated in China.

"I would be deeply shocked and disturbed to hear that there were personnel who were being lured by a paycheck from a foreign state above serving their own country," Marles said in a statement.

"I have asked the department to investigate these claims and come back to my office with clear advice on this matter."

Britain's Ministry of Defence wrote on Twitter the British pilots involved had been told they risked prosecution under the Official Secrets Act, and a national security Bill would provide other paths to prosecution.

The South African company, Test Flying Academy of South Africa (TFASA), did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment on whether it had hired Australian pilots to work in China.