CCP Hires Western Military Aviators to Prepare for War With Taiwan: Taiwanese Military Expert

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Pilots with real combat experience are rare in China, said another military expert.

The Five Eyes (FVEY) alliance announced steps earlier in June to prevent Western military aviators from training Beijingโ€™s military and naval aviators, capabilities that military experts say are key for Beijing to be able to attack Taiwan.

On June 5, the National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC), representing the FVEY (the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand), issued a joint bulletin warning of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) efforts to recruit current and retired Western service members to train its military.

โ€œTo overcome their shortcomings, Chinaโ€™s Peopleโ€™s Liberation Army (PLA) has been aggressively recruiting Western military talent to train their aviators, using private firms around the globe that conceal their PLA ties and offer recruits exorbitant salaries,โ€ said NCSC Director Michael C. Casey.

Actions by the United States and its Western partners to counter this threat include commercial restrictions on the Test Flying Academy of South Africa (TFASA), Beijing China Aviation Technology Co. (BCAT), Stratos, and other PLA providers exploiting Western and NATO personnel, as well as legal and regulatory changes to prohibit former military members from engaging in post-service employment with China.

Tony Xia, a military expert and commentator, noted that pilots with real combat experience are rare in China.

โ€œIt takes at least five years to train a fighter pilot. In fact, the pilot is required to fly for the rest of his or her service life,โ€ he told The Epoch Times.

He added that the main reason for the CCP to hire experienced aviators from Western militaries is to plagiarise Western training systems, methods, and experience.

โ€œIn the past few decades, Chinaโ€™s fourth-generation fighters have hardly experienced any real-world combat experience,โ€ he said.

CCP Preparation to Attack Taiwan

Zhang Yanting, the former deputy commander of Taiwanโ€™s Air Force and currently a professor at the Political Warfare College of Taiwanโ€™s National Defense University, believes that these CCP actions are preparation for a real war in the Taiwan Strait.

Byย Xin Ningย andย Cindy Li

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