Britain eyes new law to stop Chinese recruitment of ex-military pilots


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A Royal Air Force Typhoon receives fuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender during a sortie in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve over Iraq, March 22, 2017. The British Defense Ministry warned ex-pilots this week about working for China. File Photo by Tyler Woodward/U.S. Air Force/UPI Oct. 18 (UPI) -- British Armed Forces Minister James Heappey said the country "must change" a law to prevent former military officers from training Chinese pilots for battle. Heappey made the comment after a report emerged that at least 30 former Royal Air Force pilots were recruited by the Chinese...