"The defence sources accused Air Chief Marshal Sir Mike Wigston, the head of the RAF, of appearing willing to compromise UK security at a time of growing threats from Russia and China in pursuit of albeit important goals such as improving diversity and inclusion," Sky News reported in August.
On Tuesday, Sky News reported that RAF pilots are being hired by China and getting paid £240,000 (~$270,000 USD) to train pilots for the People's Liberation Army.
From Sky News, "China's armed forces recruiting dozens of British ex military pilots in 'threat to UK interests'":
China has recruited dozens of former British military pilots to teach the Chinese armed forces how to defeat western warplanes and helicopters in a "threat to UK interests", officials have revealed.
One official said some 30 mainly ex-fast jet but also some helicopter pilots - lured by annual salaries of around £240,000 - are currently in China training pilots for the People's Liberation Army, in what a defence analyst described as a stunning breach of security.
Despite the media's hysterics, there's no evidence any of these pilots committed a crime.
The situation is so grave, the Ministry of Defence's Defence Intelligence service on Tuesday issued a "threat alert" to warn serving and former military personnel against such approaches.
Armed Forces Minister James Heappey told Sky News' Kay Burley the recruitment of UK pilots to train Chinese counterparts had been a concern within the Ministry of Defence "for a number of years".
Personnel already in China have been approached and advised against continuing such work, he said.
Mr Heappey said the law will be changing to make it illegal to ignore such warnings in future.
"Don't go and train foreign air forces without checking with the MOD whether they are a foreign air force we want to see you train - would be a good rule," he said.
Don't systemically discriminate against your own people would be a...
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