All British former service personnel, who have accepted jobs to train Chinese military pilots, 'are almost certainly enhancing China's military knowledge and capability,' an official has said.
UK appears powerless to stop recruitment schemesThe western official said the recruitment schemes posed"a threat to UK and western interests" and were viewed with"concern and disapproval" by the government.
The official said it was not thought that anyone had breached the Official Secrets Act - which would be a criminal offence. Officials were unable to immediately say the total number of former British military personnel who had ever been hired to work for the Chinese. "Without us taking action, this activity would almost certainly cause harm to the UK and our allies' defence advantage," the western official said.
The official said it is thought such efforts had so far been unsuccessful. These aircraft - each one worth more than £100 million - use highly sensitive stealth technology developed jointly with the United States and are a prime espionage target.What is the UK doing to stop former pilots being recruited?
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