The United States accused a former U.S. pilot arrested in Australia, who has participated in training the Chinese military pilots landing on the aircraft carrier.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the above allegations appeared in an indictment that labeled the date in 2017.A Federal Court in Washington, DC, revealed the prosecution last Friday (December 9).In October this year, Daniel Edmund Duggan, former US Marine Corps, was arrested in Australia.Prosecutors accused Du Gen who violated the law of US military reserve control and participated in a conspiracy.
Du Gen's lawyer previously stated that Du Gen denied the offenders and pointed out that Australia was arrested Du Gen at the request of the United States. The United States may try to extradite him to the United States for trial.
It is reported that the major allies in the United States have recently expressed concerns about China trying to recruit former pilots and weaken Western military advantages.The Biden government regards China as the number one security threat to the United States.Given that China is focusing on creating an aircraft carrier fleet to compete in the United States, aircraft carrier training has attracted special attention from Western officials.
The British Department of Defense recently said that it will prevent and punish the former military pilot who helps to train the Chinese army through legislation and other means.Australia also said that it will evaluate its provisions to prevent former military personnel from helping foreign opponents.At the same time, the United States tried to sue other former military pilots who could help China.
According to Du Gen's prosecution, the aircraft carrier provided by the Chinese military pilots entered and landed in China and South Africa.) Also participated in it, including a flight school with a business in China in China, a company headquartered in China to obtain military training services for the Chinese government, and another former US military pilot.
The indictment stated that Du Gen provided Chinese pilots through this flight school in South Africa in the early 2010s.Some co-conspirators also arranged to buy a T-2 "Buckeye" carrier-based trainer, which is specially used to train the naval aircraft to take off and land on the aircraft carrier, and provide false information to allow the US government to issue an export to South Africa. ThisLicense of aircraft.
The indictment said that according to US law, the government must issue a license before export defense equipment or defense services, or make a written authorization. If the export target is Chinese or Chinese citizens, a license shall be refused.The indictment stated that Du Gen and his co -conspirators have never applied for a license to export defense services to China.
The indictment said that Du Gen had gone to China and received a lot of payment, with a total of at least tens of thousands of dollars.The indictment stated that Du Gen also discussed providing other defense services to a Chinese state -owned entity, including evaluating the military's flight trainees, testing naval flight equipment, and guiding tactics, technology and procedures related to the take -off and landing of aircraft carrier aircraft.
It is reported that Du Gen is scheduled to appear in the Australian court on Friday (16th).U.S. prosecutors said in court documents that Du Gen had been arrested and the extradition procedure was ongoing, so the indictment did not need to continue to keep confidential.
