Armed Forces Minster James Heappey said the MoD first learnt of an isolated case of a defence employee being recruited by the Chinese to help with fighter pilot training about three years ago.
Several serving Royal Air Force (RAF) pilots taught an Aviation English Course in China in 2016, while a number of Chinese nationals studied at the RAF s college at Cranwell in Lincolnshire.
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